catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


26 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Incompetence \In*com"pe*tence\, Incompetency \In*com"pe*tency\,
     n. [Cf. F. incomp['e]tence.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The quality or state of being incompetent; lack of
        physical, intellectual, or moral ability; lack of
        qualifications or training (for a particular task);
        insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child
        for hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual efforts.
        ``Some inherent incompetency.'' --Gladstone.
  
     Syn: incompetence.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law) Lack of competency or legal fitness; incapacity;
        disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness,
        or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.
  
     Syn: Inability; insufficiency; inadequacy; disqualification;
          incapability; unfitness.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Incompetence \In*com"pe*tence\, Incompetency \In*com"pe*tency\,
     n. [Cf. F. incomp['e]tence.]
     1. The quality or state of being incompetent; want of
        physical, intellectual, or moral ability; insufficiency;
        inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child hard labor, or
        of an idiot for intellectual efforts. ``Some inherent
        incompetency.'' --Gladstone.
  
     2. (Law) Want of competency or legal fitness; incapacity;
        disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness,
        or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.
  
     Syn: Inability; insufficiency; inadequacy; disqualification;
          incapability; unfitness.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  incompetence
       n 1: lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
            [syn: incompetency] [ant: competence]
       2: inability of a part or organ to function properly

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  incompetence
     n.
     (1: inability) to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  incompetence
     n.
     (1: inability) to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  incompetence
     n.
     (1: inability) to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  incompetence
     n.
     (1: inability) to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  incompetence
     Englanti n.
     epäpätevyys

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/
  العجز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ 
  некомпетентност, неспососбност
  inability to perform

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ 
  neschopnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ 
  nekompetentnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ 
  nekompetence

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/
  Nichtzuständigkeit 
   see: competence, concurrent competence, joint competence
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/
  Stümperei , stümperhaftes Vorgehen 
     Synonyms: botching, bungling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/
  Unfähigkeit , Inkompetenz 
     Synonym: incompetency
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/
  Unzuständigkeit 
     Synonym: lack of competence
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ 
  epäpätevyys, osaamattomuus, taitamattomuus
  inability to perform

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ 
  1. अयोग्यता
        "He was dismissed for incompetence."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/
  nekompetentnost, nenadležnost

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/
  1. illetéktelenség
  2. hozzá nem értés

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ 
  inkompetens
  inability to perform

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  84 Moby Thesaurus words for "incompetence":
     ad lib, baseness, deficiency, disability, disablement,
     disqualification, extemporaneousness, failure, falling short,
     faultiness, fewness, imbecility, imperfection, improvisation,
     inability, inadeptness, inadequacy, inadequateness, inaptitude,
     inaptness, inattentiveness, incapability, incapacitation,
     incapacity, incompetency, indexterity, ineffectiveness,
     ineffectuality, inefficiency, ineptitude, ineptness, infancy,
     inferiority, insufficiency, insufficientness, lack of preparation,
     legal incapacity, littleness, maladjustment, maladroitness,
     meanness, mediocrity, minority, none to spare, nonfulfillment,
     nonpreparation, nonpreparedness, nonsatisfaction, pedestrianism,
     pettiness, planlessness, rustiness, shabbiness, short supply,
     skill-lessness, smallness, subnormality, thoughtlessness, too late,
     too little, triviality, unaptness, uncleverness, undeftness,
     undexterousness, undextrousness, unfitness, unfittedness,
     unintelligence, unpreparedness, unproficiency, unqualification,
     unqualifiedness, unreadiness, unschooledness, unskillfulness,
     unsuitability, unsuitableness, unsuitedness, untrainedness,
     uselessness, vulgarity, vulnerability, wardship
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

   n. 无能力; 不能胜任; 无资格

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 无能力;不适当

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats