mental incapacity

NOUN

incompetence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inability ineptitude inexperience

STRONG

inadequacy

NOUN

incompetency

Synonyms

STRONG

disqualification failure frailty impotence inadequacy inaptitude incapability incapacity incompetence ineffectiveness ineffectualness inefficacy inefficiency ineptitude ineptness insufficiency inutility lack necessity powerlessness shortcoming unfitness weakness

WEAK

incapacitation

Antonyms

STRONG

ability enough plenty strength strong point success sufficiency

NOUN

unfitness

Synonyms

STRONG

barbarism blunder gaffe gaucherie goof immodesty improperness impudence inappropriateness incongruity incorrectness indecency indecorum inelegance rudeness slip solecism unbecomingness unseemliness unsuitability unsuitableness vulgarism vulgarity

WEAK

faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

correction decency

Example Sentences

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He cited a report which heard there is ignorance about the disease and incorrect assumptions of mental incapacity.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

There were questions raised about mental incapacity, and it was certainly contemplated that that would be within the realm.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2018

The federal government and many states also shifted the burden of proof to the defense, which raised the bar for lawyers seeking an acquittal based on mental incapacity.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2016

Scheidegger said jurors and judges should be required to find a specific connection between a veteran’s mental incapacity and the crime committed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2015

A third of a 222million showed nervous and mental incapacity for the soldier's work.

From The Family and it's Members by Spencer, Anna Garlin

mental incapacity

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