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incapacity

[in-kuh-pas-i-tee] / ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪ ti /


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And most glaringly, while back in 2002 when Iain Duncan Smith visited Easterhouse, around a quarter of recipients of incapacity benefits were for mental or behavioural reasons; today, it's close to half.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

When clinicians blur the line between suffering and incapacity, accommodation loses its meaning, standards lose force, and those with genuine impairments are met with suspicion.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

An important caveat: delusions six years ago and intermittent bouts of paranoia do not automatically indicate legal incapacity.

From MarketWatch Dec. 30, 2025

It is Brett and Jake’s dilemma distilled, her hunger for love, his incapacity, their knowing futility.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2025

I wondered where Cohn got that incapacity to enjoy Paris.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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