unable

About 34.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not able; lacking a certain ability.

   Are you unable to mind your own business or something?

2. interjection Indicating that a requested course of action is not possible to carry out.

   "November three seven kilo, climb and maintain twelve thousand." "Unable, we have pressurization problems. Maintaining nine thousand."

3. verb To render unable; to disable.

Similar words

incapable ineffective ineffectual impotent not able useless unsuccessful inept unsuitable unfit

Often followed by

to or even either for at in and