unability

Meanings

• Noun

  The inability to do something, especially something that is desirable or required.

  - "Despite his unability to swim, John bravely tried to save his drowning friend."
  - "Her unability to focus on her studies was a major hindrance to her academic success."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with unability
unwillingness , unrelentingness , unforgivingness

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Variants

List of all variants of unability that leads to same result
unavailabilities , unavailability , unavailable

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Etymology

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From Old French 'in-' meaning 'not' + 'able' meaning 'capable, able to'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'unability' is often used in medical contexts to describe a patient's inability to perform certain tasks due to illness or injury.

2. In mathematics, 'unability' is not a term used, but the concept of 'impossible' or 'infinite' can be related to the idea of 'unability'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Disability: A condition that impairs or limits a person's ability to perform certain activities or functions.

2. Incapacity: The lack of ability or power to do something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'unability' is often used to describe a character's emotional or physical limitations. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth expresses her unability to sleep due to guilt.

How to Memorize "unability"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person trying to do something but failing due to their unability.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'unability' with the image of a person with a limp or using a wheelchair.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Unwilling, unable' to remember the meaning of the word.

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