incompetence

in·com·pe·tence

 (ĭn-kŏm′pĭ-təns)

n.

The quality or state of being incompetent.

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in•com•pe•tence

(ɪnˈkɒm pɪ təns)

also in•com′pe•ten•cy,

n.

the quality or state of being incompetent.

[1655–65]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incompetence - lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications incompetency inability, unfitness - lacking the power to perform competence, competency - the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	2.	incompetence - inability of a part or organ to function properly hypogonadism - incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk valvular incompetence - inability of a bodily valve to close completely

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incompetence

noun ineptitude, inability, inadequacy, incapacity, ineffectiveness, uselessness, insufficiency, ineptness, incompetency, unfitness, incapability, skill-lessness The incompetence of government officials is appalling.

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incompetence

noun

Lack of ability or capacity:

inability, incapability, incapacity, incompetency, powerlessness.

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Translations

عَدَم كَفاءَه، قُصور، عَجْز عن

nezpůsobilost

inkompetanceuduelighed

Unzulänglichkeit

incompétence

hozzáértés hiánya

vanhæfni

incompetenza

inkompetanse

yetersizlik

不胜任

incompetence

[ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns] N

1. → incompetencia f
he was fired for incompetence → lo despidieron por incompetente
see also gross A1

2. (Jur) → incapacidad f

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incompetence

[ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns] n [worker, official] → incompétence f, incapacité f

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incompetence

, incompetency

n

→ Unfähigkeit f; (for job) → Untauglichkeit f

(Jur) → Unzuständigkeit f, → Inkompetenz f

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incompetence

[ɪnˈkɒmpɪt/əns] n → incompetenza

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incompetent

(inˈkompitənt) adjective

not good enough at doing a job etc. a very incompetent mechanic. onbevoeg غَيْر كُفء، لا دِرايَةَ لَهُ некомпетентен incompetente nezpůsobilý unzulänglich inkompetent; uduelig ανίκανος, ακατάλληλοςincompetente asjatundmatu ناشی؛ نالایق kykenemätön incompétent חֲסַר יְכוֹלֶת अयोग्य nesposoban (szakmailag) nem hozzáértő kurang mampu óhæfur incompetente 無能な 무능한 nekompetentingas nekompetents; nemākulīgs tidak cekap onbekwaamudugelig, inkompetentnieudolny نا لایق incompetente incompetent некомпетентный neschopný, slabý nesposoben nestručan inkompetent ซึ่งไร้ความสามารถ yetersiz 不夠格的 некомпетентний; невмілий کسی کام کے لیے ناموزوں thiếu khả năng 不胜任的

inˈcompetence noun

onbevoegdheid عَدَم كَفاءَه، قُصور، عَجْز عن некомпетентност incompetência nezpůsobilost die Unzulänglichkeit inkompetance; uduelighed ανικανότητα, ακαταλληλότητα incompetencia asjatundmatus بی عرضگی epäpätevyys incompétence חוֹסֶר יְכוֹלֶת अयोग्यता nesposobnost alkalmatlanság, hozzáértés hiánya kekurangmampuan vanhæfni incompetenza 無能力 무능력 nekompetentingumas nekompetence ketidakcekapan onbekwaamheidudugelighet, inkompetansenieudolność نا مناسبه.بي عرضه incompetência incompetenţă некомпетентность nespôsobilosť nesposobnost nestručnost inkompetens การไม่มีความสามารถ yetersizlik 不夠格 некомпетентність نا اہلی sự thiếu khả năng 不胜任

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incompetence

n incompetencia; cervical — incompetencia cervical

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