incapacitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/the fact that you are unable to do something because you do not have the ability or you are too weak:
[ + to infinitive ] the incapacity of the police to limit the rise in crime
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inability and awkwardness
- accident-prone
- all thumbs idiom
- amateurish
- at your worst idiom
- awkward
- boil
- fumble
- gauche
- geek
- ham-fisted
- have nothing on sb or sth idiom
- incapacitate
- nerd
- no great shakes idiom
- not have a prayer idiom
- obey
- organize
- paralysed
- prone
- rubbish
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