inapplicability

ɪnəˌplɪkəˈbɪləti

inapplicabilities

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Definition of inapplicability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

general state

Rare

state of not being applicable or relevant

Rare

The inapplicability of the rule was evident.

irrelevance

unrelatedness

specific instance

Rare

something that does not apply to a situation

Rare

This law's inapplicability surprised the committee.

irrelevance

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Origin of inapplicability

Latin, in- (not) + applicabilis (applicable)

Examples of inapplicability in a sentence

She argued the inapplicability of the old laws.
The inapplicability of the rule was evident in this case.
Her argument highlighted the inapplicability of the policy.

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French:inapplicabilité, non-applicabilité, ...
German:Unanwendbarkeit, Nichtanwendbarkeit, ...
Italian:inapplicabilità, ...
Spanish:inaplicabilidad, ...
Portuguese:inaplicabilidade, irrelevância, ...
Chinese:不适用性, ...
Japanese:不適用性, 適用外, ...
Arabic:عدم القابلية للتطبيق, عَدَم اِنْطِبَاق, ...
Hebrew:אִי-רְלוֹוַנְטִיּוּת, אִי-תֹּקֶף, ...
Russian:неприменимость, неуместность, ...
Ukrainian:незастосовність, непридатність, ...
Hindi:अप्रासंगिकता, अप्रयोज्यता, ...
Bengali:অপ্রযোজ্যতা, প্রযোজ্য নয় এমনতা, ...
Catalan:inaplicabilitat, ...
Czech:nepoužitelnost, skutečnost, že se něco na danou situaci nevztahuje, ...
Danish:uanvendelighed, ...
Dutch:ontoepasbaarheid, ...
Greek:μη εφαρμοσιμότητα, ...
Hungarian:alkalmazhatatlanság, érvénytelenség, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនអាចអនុវត្តបាន, ភាពមិនអនុវត្តបាន, ...
Korean:부적용성, 비적용성, ...
Persian:عدم کاربرد, غیرقابل اعمال, ...
Polish:nieadekwatność, ...
Portuguese (BR):inaplicabilidade, ...
Romanian:neaplicabilitate, lipsă de aplicabilitate, ...
Swedish:icke-tillämplighet, oapplicabilitet, ...
Thai:ความไม่เกี่ยวข้อง, การไม่เกี่ยวข้อง, ...
Turkish:uygulanamazlık, ...
Vietnamese:sự không thể áp dụng, sự không áp dụng, ...

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