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incompetent
[in-kom-pi-tuhnt]
adjective
not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable.
an incompetent candidate.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,characterized by or showing incompetence.
His incompetent acting ruined the play.
Law.
being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts.
inadmissible, as evidence.
noun
an incompetent person; a mentally deficient person.
Law.a person lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.
incompetent
/ ɪˈɒɪəԳ /
adjective
not possessing the necessary ability, skill, etc to do or carry out a task; incapable
marked by lack of ability, skill, etc
law not legally qualified
an incompetent witness
(of rock strata, folds, etc) yielding readily to pressure so as to undergo structural deformation
noun
an incompetent person
Other Word Forms
- incompetently adverb
- ˈdzٱԳٱ adverb
- ˈdzٱԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of incompetent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But Season 4 brought a lot of depth to this seemingly incompetent and uncaring character.
“Manchild” is accompanied by a playful music video that shows the singer hitchhiking with various incompetent men and bathing with pigs in her bra and underwear.
The president has cast California as out of control and Newsom incompetent for not stepping in and ending the unrest, or protecting federal immigration agents from protesters.
“He's a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent.”
As a group, they’re immature, incompetent and naive, not without good qualities but prone to misunderstandings, mistakes and mishaps, which as characters in a sitcom they can scarcely fail to be.
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