Unfitness: meaning, definitions and examples
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unfitness
[ ʌnˈfɪtnəs ]
physical health
The state of being unfit, not physically healthy or strong enough.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was deemed unfitness for military service due to his poor health.
- The doctor advised her to improve her fitness level to avoid unfitness.
legal
Lack of the necessary legal qualifications or requirements.
Synonyms
disqualification, incapacity, incompetence
Examples of usage
- The court determined his unfitness to stand trial.
- The unfitness of the witness was questioned by the defense.
Translations
Translations of the word "unfitness" in other languages:
🇵🇹 inaptidão
- falta de aptidão
- incapacidade
🇮🇳 अयोग्यता
🇩🇪 Ungeeignetheit
- Untauglichkeit
- Unfähigkeit
🇮🇩 ketidaklayakan
🇺🇦 невідповідність
- непридатність
- нездатність
🇵🇱 niezdolność
- nieprzydatność
- niekompetencja
🇯🇵 不適合 (ふてきごう)
- 不適任 (ふてきにん)
- 無能 (むのう)
🇫🇷 inaptitude
- incapacité
- incompétence
🇪🇸 ineptitud
- incapacidad
- incompetencia
🇹🇷 uygunsuzluk
- yeteneksizlik
- yetersizlik
🇰🇷 부적합
- 무능
- 부적격
🇸🇦 عدم اللياقة
- عدم الكفاءة
- عدم الأهلية
🇨🇿 nevhodnost
- neschopnost
- nekompetence
🇸🇰 nevhodnosť
- neschopnosť
- nekompetentnosť
🇨🇳 不适合 (bù shìhé)
- 无能 (wúnéng)
- 不适当 (bù shìdàng)
🇸🇮 neprimernost
- nesposobnost
- nekompetentnost
🇮🇸 óhæfni
🇰🇿 жарамсыздық
🇬🇪 შეუფერებლობა
🇦🇿 uyğunsuzluq
🇲🇽 ineptitud
- incapacidad
- incompetencia
Word origin
The word 'unfitness' originated from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the noun 'fitness', which comes from the Old French word 'fetise' meaning 'aptitude, capacity'. Over time, 'fitness' evolved to refer to physical health and suitability. 'Unfitness' gained usage in the 18th century to describe the state of being physically or legally unfit.
See also: fit, fitness, fitter, fitting, fittingly, fittingness, misfit, outfitting, unfit, unfitting.