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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 properlyFrom 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. epäpätevyysFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ العجزFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]некомпетентност, неспососбност inability to perform
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]neschopnost
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]nekompetentnost
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]nekompetence
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ NichtzuständigkeitFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]see: competence, concurrent competence, joint competence
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ StümpereiFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], stümperhaftes Vorgehen Synonyms: botching, bungling
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ UnfähigkeitFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Inkompetenz Synonym: incompetency
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ UnzuständigkeitFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]Synonym: lack of competence
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]epäpätevyys, osaamattomuus, taitamattomuus inability to perform
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. अयोग्यता "He was dismissed for incompetence."
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ nekompetentnost, nenadležnostFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ 1. illetéktelenség 2. hozzá nem értésFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
incompetence /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]inkompetens inability to perform
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns/
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, wardshipFrom 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