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{
"term": "inability",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the fact of not being able to do something",
"sensetop": "inability (to do something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the government’s inability to provide basic services"
},
{
"text": "Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay."
},
{
"text": "He has to overcome his inability to assert himself."
},
{
"text": "Her outbursts reflected her inability to cope with the loss of her brother."
},
{
"text": "His experiences as a child explain his inability to sustain relationships."
},
{
"text": "She felt increasingly frustrated by her inability to demonstrate her ideas."
},
{
"text": "He has an inability to control his rage."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["apparent", "seeming", "complete"],
"verb + inability": ["have", "be frustrated by", "demonstrate"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌɪnəˈbɪləti/",
"audio": "in/inability/inability__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌɪnəˈbɪləti/",
"audio": "in/inability/inability__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}