Inability and Madness

Inability

Inability noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.

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Madness and inability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Madness" instead a noun "Inability".

Madness noun - A serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life.

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Inability and madness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inability" instead a noun "Madness".

Nearby Word: mad

human	human inability	human madness
short	short inability	short madness
complete	complete inability	complete madness
utter	utter inability	utter madness
Other adjectives: total, sheer, constant, extreme, slow, horrible, absolute, supposed, inherent, general, apparent, temporary, growing, inexplicable, resulting.

In fact, most of Durandal's actions are driven by his inability to prevent Le Creuset's spiral into madness.

Source: Villainous Friendship
Struggling to keep his composure in the face of this madness, Logan grows increasingly terrified at his inability to contact his wife and daughter.

Source: Film / Dead Air
Madness Mantra: The "Don't know, won't know..." chant at the end of "Rosetta Stoned", as the narrator bemoans his inability to convey the aliens' message.

Source: Music / tool

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