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incompetent
(redirected from incompetencies)

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in·com·pe·tent  (n-kmp-tnt)
adj.
1. Not qualified in legal terms: a defendant who was incompetent to stand trial.
2. Inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application.
3. Devoid of those qualities requisite for effective conduct or action.
n.
An incompetent person.

in·compe·tent·ly adv.

incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt]
adj
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) Law not legally qualified an incompetent witness
4. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of rock strata, folds, etc.) yielding readily to pressure so as to undergo structural deformation
n
an incompetent person
incompetence , incompetency n
incompetently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.incompetentincompetent - someone who is not competent to take effective action
unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training
blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler, butcher - someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
slouch - an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; "he's no slouch when it comes to baseball"
Adj.1.incompetent - legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
competent - legally qualified or sufficient; "a competent court"; "competent testimony"
2.incompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
inefficient - not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"
unqualified - not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training
unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"
competent - properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist"
3.incompetent - showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"
4.incompetentincompetent - not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
5.incompetent - not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
inadequate, unequal - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

incompetent
adjective inept, useless, incapable, unable, cowboy (informal), floundering, bungling, unfit, unfitted, ineffectual, incapacitated, inexpert, skill-less, unskilful He wants the power to sack incompetent teachers.
able, fit, capable, expert, competent, skilful, proficient
Translations
incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt] ADJ
1. (= inept) [person] → incompetente; [attempt] → torpe; [work] → deficiente
he's incompetentes un incompetentees incompetente
he is incompetent at his jobes incompetente en su trabajo
2. (= unqualified) Lennox was declared incompetent (Jur) → a Lennox lo declararon incapacitado
he is incompetent to lead the partyno está capacitado para dirigir el partido, es incapaz de dirigir el partido

incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt] adj [worker, official] → incompétent(e), incapable

incompetent
adj
person, institutionunfähig; (for sth) → untauglich; managementstümperhaft, inkompetent; piece of workstümperhaft, unzulänglich; to be incompetent in businessnicht geschäftstüchtig sein; to be incompetent to teach musicunfähig sein, Musik zu unterrichten, zum Musiklehrer untauglich sein; I was incompetent at playing the piano or an incompetent pianistich konnte nur sehr schlecht Klavier spielen
(Jur) court, authority etcunzuständig, nicht zuständig; (legally/mentally) incompetent (= not capable of contracting)geschäftsunfähig
(Med) incompetent cervixisthmozervikale Insuffizienz, Zervixinsuffizienz f
nNichtskönner(in) m(f)

incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtnt] adj (work) → da incompetenti; (person) incompetent (at)incompetente (in fatto di)
incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtnt] adj (work) → da incompetenti; (person) incompetent (at)incompetente (in fatto di)

incompetent
adj incompetent [inˈkompitənt]
not good enough at doing a job etc a very incompetent mechanic. onbevoeg غَيْر كُفء، لا دِرايَةَ لَهُ некомпетентен nezpůsobilý inkompetent; uduelig unzulänglich ανίκανος, ακατάλληλος incompetente 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 onbekwaam udugelig, inkompetent nieudolny incompetente incompetent некомпетентный neschopný, slabý nesposoben nestručan inkompetent ซึ่งไร้ความสามารถ yetersiz 不夠格的 некомпетентний; невмілий کسی کام کے لیے ناموزوں thiếu khả năng
n inˈcompetence
onbevoegdheid عَدَم كَفاءَه، قُصور، عَجْز عن некомпетентност nezpůsobilost inkompetance; uduelighed die Unzulänglichkeit 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 onbekwaamheid udugelighet, inkompetanse nieudolność incompetência incompetenţă некомпетентность nespôsobilosť nesposobnost nestručnost inkompetens การไม่มีความสามารถ yetersizlik 不夠格 некомпетентність نا اہلی sự thiếu khả năng

incompetent غير كفؤ neschopný uduelig unfähig ανίκανος incompetente epäpätevä incompétent nekompetentan incompetente 無能な 무능한 incompetent udugelig niekompetentny incompetente некомпетентный inkompetent ไม่มีความสามารถ yeteneksiz thiếu khả năng 不称职的


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