Definition of incapacity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

incapacity

noun

ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti incapacity pronunciation American

ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti

[uncountable] (formal)

1 incapacity (of somebody/something) (to do something) lack of ability or skill

Synonym

inabilitytheir incapacity to govern effectively2 the state of being too ill/sick to do your work or take care of yourselfShe returned to work after a long period of incapacity.