incapacity

«incapacity» in Mova's school dictionary: Not being able to do something, especially because of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (incapacity; uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Not being able to do something, especially because of illness, injury or weakness. tree →

2) (law, money) Being unable to work because of illness or disability; some countries pay incapacity benefit. tree →

sense in the lessons

In adult life and law it describes a person who cannot work or care for themselves. In formal writing it means lacking the ability: «an incapacity to listen». Phrases: incapacity to work, incapacity benefit, mental incapacity.

examples

• Grandad's incapacity after his fall meant he needed help at home. tree →
• She received support during her incapacity to work. tree →
• His incapacity to keep a secret got him into trouble. tree →
• Long illness can lead to incapacity. tree →
• The law has rules for people with mental incapacity. tree →
• But at length they began to give over, from mere incapacity to hold any more. tree →

note

Formal. Related: incapable (not able), incapacitate (to make someone unable), incapacitated. Opposite: capacity, ability.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «incapacity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.