Incapacity

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/

Origin

Negative in- + capacity

Full definition of incapacity

Noun

1. The lack of a capacity; an inability
• 1605: Francis Bacon, The Advancement of LearningSo 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;

Related terms

• inoperancy