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   In·ca·pac·i·ty

   /ˌinkəˈpasədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. physical or mental inability to do something or to manage one's affairs: "they can be fired only for incapacity or misbehavior" Similar disabilityincapabilityinabilitydebilityimpairmentindispositionunfitnesspowerlessnessimpotencehelplessnessweaknessincompetenceinadequacyineffectivenessineffectualityinefficiencyOpposite abilitycapability
   • ▪ legal disqualification: "they are not subject to any legal incapacity" Similar disqualificationlack of entitlementlack of legal rightOpposite qualification

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French incapacité or late Latin incapacitas, from in- (expressing negation) + capacitas (see capacity).

   Scrabble Points: 19

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