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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.
1. a. : lacking the qualities needed for effective action. b. : unable to function properly. incompetent heart valves. 2. : not legally qualified. 3. : inadequate to or unsuitable for a particular purpose. incompetent noun. incompetently adverb. Synonyms. inapt. incapable. inept. inexpert. unable. unfitted. unqualified. unskilled.
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 /
If you are incompetent, you are not able to complete a task, like if you only ever made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches — you would be incompetent in the kitchen of a fancy French restaurant. Someone who is not very good at getting a job done is incompetent.
Incompetent definition: not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable. See examples of INCOMPETENT used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as incompetent, you are criticizing them because they cannot do their job or a task properly.
INCOMPETENCE definition: 1. lack of ability to do something successfully or as it should be done: 2. lack of ability to do…. Learn more.
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.
