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      unable
      verb
      (transitive, nonstandard) To render unable; to disable.
      adjective
      Not able; lacking a certain ability.
      Roots
      unun- · Old English · not, reversehabilis-able · Latin · able
      Synonyms for unable
      incapableadjineffectiveadjineffectualadjpowerlessadjimpotentadjunfitadjunequippedadjineptadjinadequateadjincompetentadj
      Words related to unable
      ableadjincapablenessninabilitynunwillingadjincapablyadvcannotincapabilitynincapacitatedadjfailedvimpossibleadjattemptableadjattemptingvtryingadjdisinclinedadjcompelledvincapacitynfailingnobligedadjtriesvrefusesvimpuissantadjrefusedvattemptedadjforcedadjinaptitudenunavailableadjattemptsnrefusingvreluctantadjunsuccessfuladj

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      Where does unable come from?

      The word unable breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: un-, from Old English un (“not, reverse”); and -able, from Latin habilis (“able”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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