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Collocations for "inability"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "inability" in context.

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inability

n

due to her inability to [commit, work, pay her bills, realize]
your inability to [commit] is getting [annoying, on my nerves]
the inability of [many, some] to
inability or failure to [comply, give notice] may result in
her inability or unwillingness (to)
am [upset, angry] with you for your apparent inability to
[showed, demonstrated] a complete inability to

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'inability' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "inability" in the title:

<an> <the> inability to cope with competition for food - English Only forum
Can "cannot have past participle" express "inability" ? - English Only forum
caters to rather than <relieves><relieving> the inability to communicate - English Only forum
Celiac disease results from an inability of - English Only forum
financial hardship and an inability - English Only forum
had an/the inability to grasp reality - English Only forum
hampered by the inability of non-human animals, and often humans - English Only forum
her inability to 'get through' the man's books - English Only forum
her inability to remember = her ability to not remember? - English Only forum
his inability to deal with the possibility of losing - English Only forum
inability - English Only forum
Inability for us to nation-build - English Only forum
Inability of not seeing - English Only forum
inability to give the ball away - English Only forum
inability to obtain material upon reasonable prices or terms - English Only forum
inability to pass gas - English Only forum
Inability to speak - English Only forum
Is "inability" a countable noun? - English Only forum
It's the collective inability...that led us - English Only forum
No more so than an inability to understand the special theory - English Only forum
over <an><the> inability to do so - English Only forum
Paralysed inability? - English Only forum
Psychological trauma can result in (an) inability to think reasonably. - English Only forum
the inability to call out my resume gap - English Only forum
unable, but inability / unjust, but injustice [in- vs un-] - English Only forum

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