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incompetent
[ in-kom-pi-tuhnt ]
adjective
- not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable:
an incompetent candidate.
Synonyms: unfit, inadequate, unqualified
- 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
/ ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt /
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
- inˈcompetently, adverb
- inˈcompetence, noun
Other Words From
- in·compe·tent·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of incompetent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The attacks came from conservatives like Elon Musk, who called her “utterly incompetent” on social media.
We have seen the incompetent, corrupt, criminal and sycophantic nominees for Donald Trump’s “leadership” team quickly chosen without proper vetting.
The tech-billionaire owner of X has called him an "incompetent fool" and urged him to resign.
The DOJ, FBI, and Democrat state and local prosecutors… are incompetent and corrupt, having spent all of their waking hours unlawfully attacking their political opponent, ME....
The worst thing is if it's not an incompetent government, if it's really a move by him and his people to seize power.
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