incapacidad

Definitions of incapacidad
  1. noun
    lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
    synonyms: incompetencia, inhabilidad
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    competencia, preparación
    the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
  2. noun
    lacking the power to perform
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    aptitud
    the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
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    inadapatabilidad
    the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances
    insensibilidad
    the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
    incompetencia, inhabilidad
    lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
    insuficiencia
    (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
    inflexibilidad, rigidez
    the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
    crasitud
    the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement
    dureza
    devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
    crueldad, dureza, falta de amabilidad
    lack of sympathy
    insuficiencia cardíaca, insuficiencia coronaria
    inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris
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    cualidad
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  3. noun
    the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
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    capacidad
    the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
  4. noun
    lacking the power to be effective
    synonyms: incompetencia, ineficacia, inutilidad
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    efectividad
    power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
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    impotencia
    the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
  5. noun
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
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    capacidad, poder
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
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    estupidez, idiotez
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
    analfabetismo
    an inability to read
    incomprensión
    an inability to understand
    catetismo, mudez, mutismo
    the quality of being mentally slow and limited
    atraso, modestia, retraso, rezagamiento, tercermundismo, timidez
    lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
    desatino, insensatez
    the quality of being rash and foolish
    aturdimiento, chambonada, desmaña, pachorra, pesadez, torpeza
    unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
    incompetencia, ineficacia, ineficiencia, ineptitud
    unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
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    cognición, conocimiento
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  6. noun
    the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
    synonyms: discapacidad, hándicap, impedimento, inhabilitación, inutilización, invalidez, manquedad, minusvalidez, minusvalía
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    amputación
    a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
    prolapso
    the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
    ametropía
    (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
    ceguedad, ceguera, invidencia, ofuscación
    the state of being blind or lacking sight
    acromatopsia, daltonismo
    genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
    cojera, debilidad
    disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
    ensordecimiento, sordera
    partial or complete loss of hearing
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