ineptitude

in·ep·ti·tude

 (ĭn-ĕp′tĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)

n.

1. The quality of being inept; ineptness.

2. An inept act or remark.

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in•ept•i•tude

(ɪnˈɛp tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud, ɪˈnɛp-)

n.

1. the quality or condition of being inept.

2. an inept act or remark.

[1605–15; < Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ineptitude - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness unskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skill rustiness - ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice; "his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up"
	2.	ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness" worthlessness quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare fecklessness - worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual groundlessness, idleness - the quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized" paltriness, sorriness - worthlessness due to insignificance valuelessness - having none of the properties that endow something with value shoddiness, trashiness - the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better red cent, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn, damn, darn, hoot - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" vanity, emptiness - the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world"

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ineptitude

noun incompetence, inefficiency, inability, incapacity, clumsiness, unfitness, gaucheness, inexpertness, unhandiness the tactical ineptitude of the commander

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Translations

абсурдност

inettitudineincompetenza

ineptitude

[ɪˈneptɪtjuːd] ineptness [ɪˈneptnɪs] N [of person] → ineptitud f, incapacidad f; [of policies] → lo inadecuado

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ineptitude

[ɪnˈɛptɪtjuːd] n → ineptie f

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ineptitude

, ineptness

n (of behaviour) → Ungeschicktheit f, → Unbeholfenheit f; (of remark) → Unangebrachtheit f, → Ungeschicktheit f; (of performance, display) → Ungeschicklichkeit f, → Stümperhaftigkeit f (pej); (of compliment, refusal, attempt) → Plumpheit f; (of comparison) → Ungeeignetheit f; (of person) (= clumsiness) → Ungeschick nt, → Unbeholfenheit f; (= slowness at learning) → Begriffsstutzigkeit f, → Ungelehrigkeit f

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ineptitude

[ɪˈnɛptɪtjuːd] n (see adj) → inettitudine f, inopportunità, scarsa abilità

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