Inability
[in-uh-bil-i-tee] /ˌɪn əˈbɪl ɪ ti/
noun
1.
lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means:
his inability to make decisions.
/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ/
noun
1.
lack of ability or means; incapacity
n.
mid-15c., inhabilite, “disqualification for office,” from in- (1) + ability. Earlier was unability “incapability; incompetence” (late 14c.). General sense by c.1500.
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[in-uh k-ses-uh-buh l] /ˌɪn əkˈsɛs ə bəl/ adjective 1. not accessible; unapproachable. /ˌɪnækˈsɛsəbəl/ adjective 1. not accessible; unapproachable adj. early 15c., from Middle French inaccessible (14c.), from Late Latin inaccessibilis “unapproachable,” from in- “not” (see in- (1)) + accessibilis (see accessible). Related: Inaccessibly; inaccessibility. Earlier in same sense was unaccessible (c.1400).