inabilitynoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˌɪn.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/C1 lack of ability to do something:
[ + to infinitive ] Inability to use a computer is a serious disadvantage when you are applying for jobs.
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Inability and awkwardness
- accident-prone
- all thumbs idiom
- amateurish
- at your worst idiom
- awkward
- boil
- fumble
- gauche
- geek
- ham-fisted
- have nothing on sb or sth idiom
- incapacitate
- nerd
- no great shakes idiom
- not have a prayer idiom
- obey
- organize
- paralysed
- prone
- rubbish
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