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- Dictionaryincompetent/ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully: "a forgetful and utterly incompetent assistant"
noun
- 1. an incompetent person: "the tanker captain was a known incompetent"
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INCOMPETENT definition: 1. not having the ability to do something as it should be done: 2. someone who does not have the…. Learn more.
lacking the skills or knowledge to do a job or perform an action correctly or to a satisfactory standard: Cowden was incompetent and incapable of administering the duties of secretary of the association. incompetence. noun [ U ] us / ɪnˈkɑm·pət̬·əns /
The meaning of INCOMPETENT is lacking the qualities needed for effective action. How to use incompetent in a sentence.
INCOMPETENCE definition: 1. lack of ability to do something successfully or as it should be done: 2. lack of ability to do…. Learn more.
Someone who is not very good at getting a job done is incompetent. An incompetent salesperson can't sell anything. A learned professor may be quite incompetent when it comes to controlling a room full of rowdy pre-schoolers.
Incompetent definition: not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable. See examples of INCOMPETENT used in a sentence.
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. not legally qualified. an incompetent witness. 4. (of rock strata, folds, etc) yielding readily to pressure so as to undergo structural deformation.
Definition of incompetent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. (Geological Science) (of rock strata, folds, etc) yielding readily to pressure so as to undergo structural deformation. n.
Incompetent definition: Lacking qualities necessary for effective conduct or action.
