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INCAPACITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lack of physical or natural qualifications
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("incapacity" is a kind of...):
incapability; incapableness (the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally)
Antonym:
capacity (capability to perform or produce)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lack of intellectual power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("incapacity" is a kind of...):
inability (lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something)
Antonym:
capacity (the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior)
