incapacity

English

Etymology

From in- (“negative”) +‎ capacity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/

Noun

incapacity (countable and uncountable, plural incapacities)

1. The lack of a capacity; an inability.
   • 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:

     So that it is not the insufficiency or incapacity of man's mind, but it is the remote standing or placing thereof that breedeth these mazes and incomprehensions;

2. Legal disqualification.

Derived terms

• educated incapacity

Translations

lack of a capacity

• Bulgarian: некадърност (bg) f (nekadǎrnost), неспособност (bg) f (nesposobnost)
• Catalan: incapacitat (ca) f
• Dutch: onvermogen (nl)
• French: incapacité (fr) f
• Galician: incapacidade (gl) f
• German: Unfähigkeit (de) f
• Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 f (unmahts)
• Hebrew: נבצרות (he) f (nivtsarut)
• Hindi: असमर्थता (hi) f (asmarthatā), अक्षमता (hi) f (akṣamtā)
• Irish: neamhábaltacht f, neamhinneamh m, éagumas m, míchumas m, neamhacmhainn f
• Italian: incapacità (it) f
• Manx: neuablid m, anlheiltys m
• Portuguese: incapacidade (pt) f
• Spanish: incapacidad (es) f

legal disqualification

• Bulgarian: неправоспособност (bg) f (nepravosposobnost)
• Irish: éagumas m
• Russian: неправомо́чность (ru) n (nepravomóčnostʹ)

See also

• inoperancy
• incapacitation