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incapacity

/ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ɪ.ti/

/ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ə.ti/

Translations

incapacitynoun

incapacities

His incapacity to walk after the accident required him to use a wheelchair.

Son incapacité à marcher après l’accident l’a obligé à utiliser un fauteuil roulant.

Additional translations

incapacitéSens juridique.

Synonyms

incapacityadjective

/ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ɪ.ti/

/ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ə.ti/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g., "incapacity benefit".

Additional translations

d’incapacitéEmployé dans des syntagmes nominaux; se rend en français par un complément introduit par « de ».

incapacitynoun

The state of being unable to do something due to physical or mental limitations.

His incapacity to walk after the accident required him to use a wheelchair.

A legal disqualification or inability to perform certain acts or duties.

The court declared her incapacity to manage her own financial affairs.

incapacityadjective

Used attributively to denote that the following noun relates to the state of being unable to work or act because of disability or illness.

The government replaced the incapacity benefit with a new allowance.