as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
her entrenched incapacity for decision-making doesn't make her a very good boss
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The authors note that the PA’s vast corruption contributes to its incapacity.
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Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2024
In the same month, the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), shared that at least 20,000 incapacity benefit claims are for mental health problems, which is more than two–thirds of all claims made.
—Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
East Asian countries, panicked by China’s control over their supply routes in the East China Sea and by America’s unwillingness or incapacity to protect them, might embark on a nuclear-arms race.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Days after the deal was finalized, Westcott — who was diagnosed with a genetic brain disorder known as Huntington’s Disease in 2015 — attempted to rescind the deal, citing his mental incapacity.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2024
In the same month, the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), shared that at least 20,000 incapacity benefit claims are for mental health problems, which is more than two–thirds of all claims made.
—Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
East Asian countries, panicked by China’s control over their supply routes in the East China Sea and by America’s unwillingness or incapacity to protect them, might embark on a nuclear-arms race.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Days after the deal was finalized, Westcott — who was diagnosed with a genetic brain disorder known as Huntington’s Disease in 2015 — attempted to rescind the deal, citing his mental incapacity.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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“Incapacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacity. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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