incompetence (noun)
1incompetence — incompetent in‧com‧pe‧tent [ɪnˈkɒmptənt ǁ ˈkɑːm ] adjective not having the skill or ability to do a job properly: • Those who are conspicuously incompetent get the sack. incompetence noun [uncountable] : • He was accused of medical incompetence …
2incompetence — incompetent ► ADJECTIVE 1) not sufficiently skilful to do something successfully. 2) Law not qualified to act in a particular capacity. ► NOUN ▪ an incompetent person. DERIVATIVES incompetence noun incompetency noun incompetently adverb …
3incompetence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gross, rank ▪ sheer, utter ▪ incredible, unbelievable ▪ alleged ▪ …
4incompetence — in·com·pe·tence /in käm pə təns/ n: the state or fact of being incompetent compare competency Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
5incompetence — noun Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude. ... at the head of a crew, too, chiefly made up of mongrel renegades, and castaways, and cannibalsmorally enfeebled also, by the incompetence of mere unaided virtue or right mindedness in …
6incompetence — noun (U) lack of the ability or skill to do your job properly: The manager in charge was fired for incompetence …
7incompetence — noun 1. lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑incompetency • Ant: ↑competence • Derivationally related forms: ↑incompetent (for: ↑ …
8incompetence — noun Date: 1663 the state or fact of being incompetent …
9incompetence — in|com|pe|tence [ ın kampətns ] noun uncount lack of skill or ability to do something correctly or well: economic mismanagement and incompetence the sheer incompetence of the police inquiry …
10incompetence — UK [ˈɪnkɒmpɪt(ə)ns] / US [ɪnˈkɑmpət(ə)ns] noun [uncountable] lack of skill or ability to do something correctly or well economic mismanagement and incompetence the sheer incompetence of the police enquiry …
