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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lack of ability |
| Synonyms: | inability, inadequacy, ineptitude, inexperience |
| Notes: | incompetence is unacceptable levels of performance; incompetency is insanity or inability to stand trial or testify |
| Main Entry: | disqualification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disability; rejection for participation |
| Synonyms: | awkwardness, clumsiness, debarment, disenablement, disentitlement, elimination, exclusion, incapacitation, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, ineligibility, ineptitude, lack, unfitness, unproficiency |
| Antonyms: | ability, aptitude, capability |
| Main Entry: | feebleness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lack of strength; ineffectiveness |
| Synonyms: | debility, decrepitude, delicacy, disease, effeteness, enervation, etiolation, exhaustion, flimsiness, frailness, frailty, inability, inadequacy, incapacity, incompetence, ineffectualness, infirmity, infirmness, insignificance, insufficiency, lameness, languor, lassitude, malaise, senility, sickliness, unhealthiness, weakness |
| Antonyms: | ability, effectiveness, health, heartiness, power, soundness, strength |
| Main Entry: | inability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disabling lack of talent, skill |
| Synonyms: | disqualification, failure, frailty, impotence, inadequacy, inaptitude, incapability, incapacitation, incapacity, incompetence, ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency, ineptitude, ineptness, insufficiency, inutility, lack, necessity, powerlessness, shortcoming, unfitness, weakness |
| Notes: | debility is the state of being weak in health or body; disability is the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; inability is lack of mental ability or physical ability to do something |
| Antonyms: | ability, capacity, competence, skill, talent |
| Main Entry: | inadequacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shortage, defect, inability |
| Synonyms: | blemish, dearth, defalcation, defectiveness, deficiency, deficit, drawback, failing, faultiness, flaw, imperfection, inadequateness, inaptness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, incompleteness, ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency, ineptitude, insufficiency, lack, meagerness, paucity, poverty, scantiness, shortcoming, skimpiness, underage, unfitness, unsuitableness, weakness |
| Antonyms: | ability, adequacy, enough, plenty, sufficiency |
| Main Entry: | ineptitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | incapacity |
| Synonyms: | awkwardness, clumsiness, inability, incompetence, ineptness, ungracefulness |
| Main Entry: | incapability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inability |
| Synonyms: | disqualification, failure, frailty, impotence, inadequacy, inaptitude, incapacitation, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency, ineptitude, ineptness, insufficiency, inutility, lack, necessity, powerlessness, shortcoming, unfitness, weakness* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incompetency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inability |
| Synonyms: | disqualification, failure, frailty, impotence, inadequacy, inaptitude, incapability, incapacitation, incapacity, incompetence, ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency, ineptitude, ineptness, insufficiency, inutility, lack, necessity, powerlessness, shortcoming, unfitness, weakness* |
| Notes: | incompetence is unacceptable levels of performance; incompetency is insanity or inability to stand trial or testify |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | powerlessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inability |
| Synonyms: | disqualification, failure, frailty, impotence, inadequacy, inaptitude, incapability, incapacitation, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency, ineptitude, ineptness, insufficiency, inutility, lack, necessity, shortcoming, unfitness, weakness* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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