inability
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
Types & categories
- cognition hypernym
- mental block hyponym
- stupidity hyponym
- inaptitude hyponym
- incapacity hyponym
- unskillfulness hyponym
- analphabetism hyponym
- uncreativeness hyponym
- incomprehension hyponym
Related & opposite
- ability antonym
Sense 2 noun
lacking the power to perform
Types & categories
- quality hypernym
- unadaptability hyponym
- insensitivity hyponym
- incompetence hyponym
- incapability hyponym
- insufficiency hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | ability |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cognition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mental block |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stupidity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inaptitude |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incapacity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | unskillfulness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | analphabetism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | uncreativeness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incomprehension |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | ability |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unfit |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | unadaptability |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | insensitivity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | incompetence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | incapability |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | insufficiency |