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   incompetent

   /ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully: "a forgetful and utterly incompetent assistant"
   • ▪ not qualified to act in a particular capacity: "the patient is deemed legally incompetent"
   • ▪ (especially of a valve or sphincter) not able to perform its function.

   noun

   • 1. an incompetent person: "the tanker captain was a known incompetent"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘not legally competent’): from French, or from late Latin incompetent-, from in- ‘not’ + Latin competent- ‘being fit or proper’ (see competent).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incompetently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCOMPETENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     INCOMPETENT meaning: 1. not having the ability to do...

   • Znaczenie Incompetent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     INCOMPETENT definicja: 1. not having the ability to do...

   • Incompetent: Czech Translation

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   • Incompetent: Danish Translation

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   • Incompetent in Arabic

     INCOMPETENT translate: عاجِز / غَير كُفء. Learn more in the...

   • Incompetent in Russian

     INCOMPETENT translate: некомпетентный, несведущий . Learn...

   • Simplified

     INCOMPETENT translate: 无能力的;不胜任的, 无能力的人;不胜任的人，不称职的人. Learn...

   • Incompetent in Thai

     INCOMPETENT translate: ซึ่งไร้ความสามารถ. Learn more in the...

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   Incompetent definition: not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable. See examples of INCOMPETENT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINCOMPETENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › incompetentIncompetent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCOMPETENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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9. www.thefreedictionary.com › incompetentIncompetent - definition of incompetent by The Free Dictionary

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   Incompetent means lacking the necessary ability, skill, or qualification to do or carry out a task. It can also refer to someone who is not legally qualified or mentally capable. See different sources and translations of the word.