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Definition of incompetence in English: incompetencenoun ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nsɪnˈkɑmpədəns mass nounInability to do something successfully; ineptitude. allegations of professional incompetence Example sentencesExamples - There are so many examples of the utter incompetence of people who are supposed to be serving you in some way.
- I swear that the incompetence of government departments never ceases to amaze me.
- The impression given is one of slovenliness, incompetence and inability to govern at the highest level.
- This is the second year we have been disenfranchised by this inept system and incompetence behind its planning.
- Sometimes it was impossible to tell where bad luck stopped and incompetence or inexperience kicked in.
Synonyms ineptitude, ineptness, inability, lack of ability, incapability, incapacity, lack of skill, lack of proficiency, amateurishness, inexpertness, clumsiness, ineffectiveness, inadequacy, deficiency, inefficiency, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, insufficiency informal cack-handedness, ham-fistedness, uselessness, hopelessness
Derivativesnoun Aside from the violence the decision does to the rule of law, it has consigned at least one more generation of minorities to hard labor under the stigma of perceived incompetency. Example sentencesExamples - In other words, if you want to do business with us, you are not allowed to make fair comment on our incompetency.
- But for people who do retain a sense of physical incompetency well into adulthood, is it ever too late to overcome those negative memories and associations with sport?
- The fact that our new manager didn't tell him about this rather important security feature is just one more in a quickly growing list of her incompetencies.
- However, a legal determination of incapacity is generally limited to specified rights, whereas incompetency is associated with a loss of legal rights.
Definition of incompetence in US English: incompetencenounɪnˈkɑmpədənsinˈkämpədəns Inability to do something successfully; ineptitude. allegations of professional incompetence Example sentencesExamples - The impression given is one of slovenliness, incompetence and inability to govern at the highest level.
- I swear that the incompetence of government departments never ceases to amaze me.
- This is the second year we have been disenfranchised by this inept system and incompetence behind its planning.
- There are so many examples of the utter incompetence of people who are supposed to be serving you in some way.
- Sometimes it was impossible to tell where bad luck stopped and incompetence or inexperience kicked in.
Synonyms ineptitude, ineptness, inability, lack of ability, incapability, incapacity, lack of skill, lack of proficiency, amateurishness, inexpertness, clumsiness, ineffectiveness, inadequacy, deficiency, inefficiency, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, insufficiency |