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incompetence

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈkɑmpɪtəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in kom′pi təns)

in•com•pet•ence /ɪnˈkɑmpɪtəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

the quality or condition of being incompetent:transferred because of his incompetence.
the condition of being unable to act with legal effectiveness:incompetence to stand trial.

See -pet-.

in•com•pe•tence (in kom′pi təns),USA pronunciation n.

the quality or condition of being incompetent;
lack of ability.
Lawthe condition of lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.

Also, in•com′pe•ten•cy.

variant (with -ence for -ency) of earlier incompetency. See incompetent, -cy 1655–65

'incompetence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Buckingham - bungle - Peter Principle - thoroughgoing - whipping boy - confession - disability - dissemble - ejaculatory incompetence - failing - fish - inability - incompetent - nothing - tolerate - unreality

Synonyms: ineptitude, more...

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If there were one level of feminine incompetence, the social lot of women might be treated with scientific certitude.
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Owing to his years of inactivity and incompetence
Self-interested incompetence
tired of the incompetence he's surrounded by/with

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