incapacity (noun)
1incapacity — ► NOUN (pl. incapacities) 1) inability to do something or to manage one s affairs. 2) legal disqualification …
2incapacity — in·ca·pac·i·ty /ˌin kə pa sə tē/ n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being incapable; esp: lack of legal qualifications due to age or mental condition compare capacity 2: the inability of an injured worker to perform the duties required in a job …
3incapacity benefit — ➔ benefit1 * * * incapacity benefit UK US noun [C or U] ► GOVERNMENT in the UK, a regular payment from the government to people who are unable to work because of illness or injury: be on/receive incapacity benefit »Officials plan to verify that… …
4Incapacity Benefit — noun An allowance paid to someone who is incapable of working because of sickness or disability • • • Main Entry: ↑incapacious * * * incapacity benefit [incapacity benefit] noun [U](abbr …
5incapacity — UK US /ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti/ noun [U] ► HR the state of not being able to do something such as a job, usually because of an illness: »mental/physical incapacity …
6incapacity — noun (singular, uncountable) 1 the condition of being too ill or weak to live and work normally: temporary incapacity through illness 2 the inability to do something: the author s incapacity to convey his ideas …
7incapacity — noun /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/ The lack of a capacity; an inability So that it is not the insufficiency or incapacity of mans mind, but it is the remote standing or placing thereof that breedeth these mazes and incomprehensions; See Also: inoperancy …
8incapacity — noun the doctors were baffled by the severity of her physical incapacity Syn: disability, incapability, inability, debility, impairment, indisposition; impotence, powerlessness, helplessness; incompetence, inadequacy, ineffectiveness Ant:… …
9incapacity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: French incapacité, from Middle French, from in + capacité capacity Date: 1611 the quality or state of being incapable; especially lack of physical or intellectual power or of natural or legal qualifications …
10incapacity — noun (plural incapacities) 1》 physical or mental inability to do something or to manage one s affairs. 2》 legal disqualification …
