Incapable - English meaning

Incapable – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Unable to do or achieve (something).
Usage examples:
Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech
Synonims:
Unable to Not capable of Lacking the ability to Not equipped to Lacking the experience to
adjective
Unable to behave rationally or manage one's affairs.
Usage examples:
The pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen
Synonims:
Incapacitated Helpless Powerless Impotent

adjective
Unable to do something
Usage examples:
She’s incapable of hurting a fly.

Incapable translation into English

Incapable: translate from English into Chinese

无法, 无能

Incapable: translate from English into Dutch

Niet in staat, Onbekwaam, Onbevoegd

Incapable: translate from English into French

Incapable, Incompétent

Incapable: translate from English into German

Unfähig, Außerstande, Außer stande, Hilflos, Rechtsunfähig

Incapable: translate from English into Hindi

अक्षम, असमर्थ, अयोग्य, अशक्त, सामर्थ्यहीन, नाकाबिल

Incapable: translate from English into Italian

Incapace, Inabile, Inetto

Incapable: translate from English into Korean

무능

Incapable: translate from English into Russian

Неспособный, Недееспособный

Incapable: translate from English into Spanish

Incapaz, Incapacitado, Que no puede

Word origin

late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- ‘not’ + capabilis (see capable).

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Incapable synonims

helpless

adjective
Unable to defend oneself or to act without help.
Usage examples:
The cubs are born blind and helpless

adjective
Unable to care for yourself or protect yourself esp. against danger
Usage examples:
A helpless infant

Helpless - all meanings in English

impotent

adjective
Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.
Usage examples:
He was seized with an impotent anger

adjective
Lacking the power or ability to change or improve a situation

Impotent - all meanings in English

incapacitated

adjective
Deprived of strength or power; debilitated.
Usage examples:
Richard was temporarily incapacitated

verb
Prevent from functioning in a normal way.
Usage examples:
He was incapacitated by a heart attack

verb
Past simple and past participle of incapacitate
Usage examples:
The accident left me incapacitated for seven months., rubber bullets are designed to incapacitate p…

Incapacitated - all meanings in English

powerless

adjective
Without ability, influence, or power.
Usage examples:
Troops were powerless to stop last night's shooting

adjective
Without the power to do something or to prevent something from happening
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] the government seems powerless to do anything about the rising price of oil.

Powerless - all meanings in English

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