Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incapacitation

/ˌɪn.kəˌpæs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: in-ca-pac-i-ta-tion
IPA: /ˌɪn.kəˌpæs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I dare not whisper to myself a pension on this side of absolute incapacitation and infirmity, till years have sucked me dry."
"The incapacitation of South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson has put all eyes in Washington on what is normally a little-noticed Senate vote now scheduled for Jan. 4."
"Order-maintenance proponents affirmatively promote youth curfews, anti-gang loitering ordinances, and order-maintenance crackdowns as milder alternatives to the theory of incapacitation and increased incarceration."

Usage

Inflected Forms

incapacitations (plural)

Synonyms

disablement

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce incapacitation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.kəˌpæs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/.
What does incapacitation mean?: The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification.

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