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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 51Թs From
- ·dzp·ٱԳ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of incompetent1
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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.
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.
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."
Democrats on the panel rebuked the cabinet members as "incompetent" with national security.
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