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incompetent
(redirected from incompetents)

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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
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
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inefficient - not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"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 << OPPOSITE competent
Translations

incompetent [ɪnˈkɔmpɪtənt] adjincompetente
incompetent [ɪnˈkɔmpɪtnt] adjincompétent(e)incapable
incompetent [ɪnˈkɔmpɪtnt] incompetence adjunfähig;
(job) → unzulänglich
incompetent [ɪnˈkɔmpɪtnt] adjincompetente, incapace

incompetent
adj incompetent [inˈkompitənt]
not good enough at doing a job etc a very incompetent mechanic.onbevoegغَيْر كُفء، لا دِرايَةَ لَهُнекомпетентенnezpůsobilýinkompetent; udueligunzulänglichανίκανος, ακατάλληλοςincompetenteasjatundmatuناشی؛ نالایقepäpäteväincompétentחֲסַר יְכוֹלֶתअयोग्यnesposoban(szakmailag) nem hozzáértőkurang mampuóhæfurincompetente無能な부적격의nekompetentingasnekompetents; nemākulīgstidak cekaponbekwaamudugelig, inkompetentnieudolnyincompetenteincompetentнекомпетентныйneschopný, slabýnesposobennestručaninkompetentซึ่งไร้ความสามารถyetersiz不勝任的некомпетентний; невмілийکسی کام کے لیے ناموزوںthiếu khả năng
n inˈcompetence
onbevoegdheidعَدَم كَفاءَه، قُصور، عَجْز عنнекомпетентностnezpůsobilostinkompetance; udueligheddie Unzulänglichkeitανικανότητα, ακαταλληλότηταincompetenciaasjatundmatusبی عرضگیepäpätevyysincompétenceחוֹסֶר יְכוֹלֶתअयोग्यताnesposobnostalkalmatlanság, hozzáértés hiányakekurangmampuanvanhæfniincompetenza無能力부적당nekompetentingumasnekompetenceketidakcekapanonbekwaamheidudugelighet, inkompetansenieudolnośćincompetênciaincompetenţăнекомпетентностьnespôsobilosťnesposobnostnestručnostinkompetensการไม่มีความสามารถyetersizlik不勝任некомпетентністьنا اہلیsự thiếu khả năng

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