inoperability

Definitions

The state or quality of being unable to function or operate.

The condition of being unsuitable or impossible to treat by surgery.

Examples

The inoperability of the aging machinery caused a significant delay in the production line.

Engineers were concerned about the inoperability of the backup generator during the emergency simulation.

Synonyms

unworkability impracticability ineffectiveness uselessness infeasibility dysfunction nonfunctionality

Antonyms

operability workability feasibility practicability functionality effectiveness utility