incompetent

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.

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in·compe·tent·ly adv.

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incompetent

Adjective

1. not having the necessary ability or skill to do something

2. Law not legally qualified: an incompetent witness

Noun

an incompetent person

incompetence n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incompetent - someone who is not competent to take effective action incompetent person 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" unqualified 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hopeless incompetent" inefficient - not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods" unqualified - not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training unskilled - not having or showing or requiring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" bungling, fumbling, clumsy 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.	incompetent - not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess" unskilled 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" unequal to, incapable inadequate, unequal - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

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incompetent

adjective inept, useless, incapable, unable, cowboy (informal) floundering, bungling, unfit, unfitted, ineffectual, incapacitated, inexpert, skill-less, unskilful << OPPOSITE competent

Translations

incompetent [ɪnˈkɔmpɪtənt] adj → incompetente

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incompetent [ɪnˈkɔmpɪtnt] adj → incompétent(e) → incapable

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incompetent [ɪnˈkɔmpɪtnt] incompetence adj → unfähig;

(job) → unzulänglich

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incompetent [ɪnˈkɔmpɪtnt] adj → incompetente, incapace