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incompetent

[ in-kom-pi-tuhnt ]

adjective

  1. not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable:

    an incompetent candidate.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. characterized by or showing incompetence:

    His incompetent acting ruined the play.

  3. Law.
    1. being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts.
    2. inadmissible, as evidence.


noun

  1. an incompetent person; a mentally deficient person.
  2. Law. a person lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.

incompetent

/ ɪˈɒɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. not possessing the necessary ability, skill, etc to do or carry out a task; incapable
  2. marked by lack of ability, skill, etc
  3. law not legally qualified

    an incompetent witness

  4. (of rock strata, folds, etc) yielding readily to pressure so as to undergo structural deformation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an incompetent person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzٱԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈdzٱԳ, noun
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Other 51Թs From

  • ·dzp·ٱԳ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incompetent1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin incompetent- (stem of ԳdzŧԲ ) “unsuitable.” See in- 3, competent
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Example Sentences

"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.

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The media, of course, was still “fake news” and the Democrats were still crazy leftists while the judiciary was incompetent and partisan.

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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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Mark Warner, Democratic vice-chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said: "This Signal chat situation sheds light on a sloppy and grossly incompetent national security strategy from the Trump administration."

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Democrats on the panel rebuked the cabinet members as "incompetent" with national security.

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