incapacity

Examples

• All

• How does an older person protect his or her assets in the event of mental incapacity?

  Academic text (1998)

• Medical evidence must be sought if incapacity of a medical nature is being asserted.

  Blog text (31)

• This introduces a kind of incapacity to act.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• I think the president would dispute that any incapacity exists.

  Air Force One (1997)

• You said a presidential incapacity could be declared by the majority of the Cabinet.

  Air Force One (1997)

• Instead, what the future holds is more and more pain, suffering, incapacity, and frustration.

• Suppose you've got some disease that causes you a great deal of incapacity and a great deal of pain.

• I have the signatures of the majority of the Cabinet attesting to the president's incapacity.

  Air Force One (1997)

• It creates an incapacity to discharge the office under the 25th Amendment.

  Air Force One (1997)

• The processes of aging make some elderly people more vulnerable to certain physical and mental incapacities.

  Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

D

disability

vsincapacity

398 3.5

A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses and daily activities

refers more generally to lacking physical or mental ability to do things

I

inability

vsincapacity

177 2.8

Not able to do something you need to do

highlights physical or mental lack as the specific cause

W

weakness

vsincapacity

133 1.4

Lack of physical or mental strength that makes someone less able to act

describes a complete or partial loss of ability rather than mild lack of strength

P

paralysis

vsincapacity

81 5.4

Loss of movement and feeling in all or part of the body

is about not being able to do things generally, not only movement loss

I

impairment

vsincapacity

62 6.1

A loss of ability caused by damage or other problems

refers to being unable to do something rather than only reduced function

I

impotence

vsincapacity

10 7.4

A lack of power to make things happen

focuses on ability to act or do tasks rather than general powerlessness

P

powerlessness

vsincapacity

9 5.8

A feeling of being unable to control or change what happens

deals with lacking ability to do things, not with social influence

I

infirmity

vsincapacity

8 6.6

A weakness that makes it hard to do everyday things, often after illness or old age

is about not being able to do tasks because of lacking ability or power

I

immobility

vsincapacity

4 6.3

A state of no movement or not being able to move

applies to inability to do things beyond simply lacking movement

I

insufficiency

vsincapacity

• Specialized

4 7.9

A part of the body not working well enough to do its job

is broader, meaning lack of ability to do actions, not only organ failure

I

incompetency

vsincapacity

3 6.8

Lack of ability to do a job or task well

is broader, covering any lack of physical or mental ability or power

I

incompetence

vsincapacity

• Specialized

2 6.4

A body part not doing its normal job properly

is the general lack of being able to do acts, not just organ failure

I

incapacitation

vsincapacity

1 8.1

Being unable to do normal activities because of illness or injury

views the state as caused by lack of physical or mental ability

I

incapability

vsincapacity

1 6.0

Not being able to do something because you lack the ability

stresses physical or mental lack as the reason

I

impotency

vsincapacity

1 7.9

Lack of power to change things

is about not being able to perform tasks because of lack of ability

I

inertness

vsincapacity

1 7.5

A state of not moving or not reacting to change

concerns not being able to perform actions, not just lacking motion or force

F

feebleness

vsincapacity

1 4.8

A state of being physically weak because of age or illness

includes lack of mental ability too, not only physical weakness

D

debility

vsincapacity

1 8.2

Weakness in the body that follows illness or old age

is the broader state of not being able to do something, not only weakness

D

debilitation

vsincapacity

1 8.1

A serious loss of strength and energy that makes someone weak

refers to the state caused by losing ability rather than the weakening process

I

incapableness

vsincapacity

7.4

A lack of ability to do something

focuses on physical or mental absence of ability as cause

D

disablement

vsincapacity

6.5

A condition in which someone cannot do normal daily activities because of a physical or mental problem

is the general state caused by lacking physical or mental ability

I

impuissance

vsincapacity

• Literature

9.9

A feeling of being unable to change things

focuses more on lacking physical or mental ability to do functions

I

inaptitude

vsincapacity

• Formal

8.2

Lack of ability to do a task or job well

is broader, meaning general lack of physical or mental ability or power

U

unfitness

vsincapacity

6.0

Not able or qualified to do a job

refers to not being able because of lacking ability, not only poor qualification

I

immotility

vsincapacity

• Specialized

9.9

Not being able to move, especially in living things

is broader, covering lack of ability to act, not only missing movement

I

immobilism

vsincapacity

• Specialized

9.6

The state of being unable to move part of the body because of injury or being held still

refers to inability to do tasks in general, not only movement limits

Antonyms

A

ability

∞ 1.0

Skill or power to do something

C

capacity

227 3.5

The ability to do, feel, or understand something

C

competence

69 4.1

Ability to do a task well because of skill and knowledge

How Able

expertise

302 4.9

competence

69 4.1

ability

∞ 1.0

limited

97 1.9

incapacity

9 5.4

inability

177 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology