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incompetence

in·com·pe·tence
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-kom-pi-tuh ns or in-kom-pi-tuh n-see]
    • /ɪnˈkɒm pɪ təns or ɪnˈkɒm pɪ tən si/
    • /ɪnˈkɒm.pɪ.təns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kom-pi-tuh ns or in-kom-pi-tuh n-see]
    • /ɪnˈkɒm pɪ təns or ɪnˈkɒm pɪ tən si/

Definitions of incompetence word

  • noun incompetence the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability. 1
  • noun incompetence Law. the condition of lacking power to act with legal effectiveness. 1
  • noun incompetence Inability to do something successfully; ineptitude. 1
  • noun incompetence lack of skill or ability 1
  • noun incompetence clumsiness, blundering 1
  • uncountable noun incompetence If you refer to someone's incompetence, you are criticizing them because they are unable to do their job or a task properly. 0
See all 7 definitions of incompetence

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Origin of incompetence

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; variant (with -ence for -ency) of earlier incompetency. See incompetent, -cy

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Parts of speech for Incompetence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Incompetence

incompetence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for incompetence

noun incompetence

  • inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
  • ineptitude — quality or condition of being inept.
  • inexperience — lack of experience.
  • inadequacy — Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
  • unskilful — not skillful; clumsy or bungling.
All 8 Synonyms of incompetence

Antonyms for incompetence

noun incompetence

  • ability — Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
Just one Antonym for incompetence

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  • inability

    lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
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