Incompetence
[ɪn'kɒmpɪt(ə)ns] or [ɪn'kɑmpɪtəns]
Definition
(noun.) lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications.
(noun.) inability of a part or organ to function properly.
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Definition
(n.) Alt. of Incompetency
Editor: Nat
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Incapacity, inability.[2]. Insufficiency, inadequacy.[3]. Disqualification, unfitness.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See COMPETENCE]
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Examples
- Honest mistakes may be tolerated, but not carelessness, incompetence, or lack of attention to business. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Many of these losses were due to the utter incompetence of the higher command. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Milton