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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
Derived Forms
- ˈdzٱԳٱ, adverb
- ˈdzٱԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·dzp·ٱԳ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of incompetent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Hanging over the case was the question of why an agent widely regarded as incompetent was allowed to keep his job.
Gaitok tries to stop the Russians from committing another robbery/crime at the resort but accidentally shoots a guest because he’s so incompetent.
"It has again been proven that in Brussels incompetent people are leading the European institutions, who are also suffering from a very serious Trump-phobia," said Szijjarto.
The media, of course, was still “fake news” and the Democrats were still crazy leftists while the judiciary was incompetent and partisan.
It’s why a convicted felon was elected president and why his incompetent advisors are permitted to stay in their roles.
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