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incompetence

[ in-kom-pi-tuhns ]

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
  2. Law. the condition of lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incompetence1

First recorded in 1655–65; from French ԳdzéٱԳ (equivalent to in- negative prefix + dzéٱԳ); variant of earlier incompetency; incompetent; -cy, -ence, -ency
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"The university has been brought to the brink by years of mismanagement, incompetence and poor decisions from a senior management team that has failed to listen or to engage with those around them."

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"Confidence in the criminal justice system has been blown apart because of her incompetence," he said.

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Colorado's Michael Bennet accused those involved in the chat of sloppiness, incompetence and disrespect for US intelligence agencies.

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"This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for them is entirely unacceptable. It's an embarassement. You need to do better," Bennet said.

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It’s also true that ego and incompetence are well-established tropes in movies about the movies, and that in a comedy, ego and incompetence count for more than selfless competence.

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