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[ in-ap-ti-tood, -tyood ] / ɪnˈæp tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inaptitude ON THESAURUS.COM
nounlack of aptitude; unfitness. unskillfulness; lack of dexterity. Origin of inaptitudeFirst recorded in 1610–20; in-3 + aptitude Words nearby inaptitudeinapprehension, inapprehensive, inapproachable, inappropriate, inapt, inaptitude, inarch, inarguable, Inari, in arms, in arrears Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inaptitudeFor absurdity and inaptitude, it stands, and must forever stand, without a parallel. Thoughts on African Colonization|William Lloyd Garrison The inaptitude of English for the purposes of speech is even more conspicuous, and is again well illustrated in our oratory. The Task of Social Hygiene|Havelock Ellis Poor Santi took it all very quietly—insensible of his inaptitude. Tales Of Humour, Gallantry and Romance|Anonymous They had completely excused him from service on the basis of inaptitude. The Weakling|Everett B. Cole
Words related to inaptitudeweakness, incompetence, lack, failure, shortcoming, ineptitude, inefficiency, impotence, frailty, inadequacy, powerlessness, necessity, unfitness, insufficiency, incapacity, ineffectiveness, inefficacy, disqualification, ineffectualness, incapability |