incompetent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, equivalent to in- + competent.
Meanings
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Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
Near-synonyms: incapable, inable, unable
Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression.
2009 January 8, Nicholas D. Kristof, “The Gaza Boomerang”, in The New York Times:
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Unable to make rational decisions; insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.
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(of the cervix) Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth.
Near-synonyms: dysfunctional, nonfunctioning
- Not resistant to deformation or flow.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more incompetent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most incompetent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
masterful · artful · apt · capable · competent · able · gain · masterlike · crafty · facile · maestrolike · thoroughbred · habile · practiced · proficient · conversant · skillful · tight · adept · accomplished · deft · consummate · able · versed · fluent · crack · masterous · capable · qualified · handy · quick · dexterous · competent · expert · adroit · ready · professional · masterly · skilled
Deriveds
incompetently · non-incompetent · immunoincompetent · retroincompetent · incompetentness
Relateds
Synonyms
inadequate · subpar · unable · unfavorable · fourth-rate · pathetic · negative · inelegant · sixth-rate · abysmal · crummy · atrocious · disagreeable · inept · deityforsaken · crappy · miserable · crap · horrendous · naff · lackluster · hideous · hellish · ordinary · rubbish · sloppy · coarse · bad · foul · intolerable · chronic · terrible · lousy · inferior · horrible · crapalicious · ineffective · dismal · dreadful · loathsome · rotten · corny · shitawful · awful · fifth-rate · inable · peak · horrid · horrific · dysfunctional · godawful · incapable · uncompetent · noncompetent · incompetent · dogshit · shitty · hopeless · dire · nonfunctioning · wack · odious · piss-poor
Translations (66)
nb inkompetent (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · bn বেওয়াকেফ (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · la inhabilis (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · af onbekwaam (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · th ไม่ได้เรื่อง (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · bg неумел (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · oc incompetent (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · az səriştəsiz (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · fi pystymätön (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired) · bg невменяем (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired) · de unfähig (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ka უნიჭო (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · tr beceriksiz (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ka არაკომპეტენტური (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · hi नालायक (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · is vanhæfur (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · nl incompetent (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · is liðónýtur (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ja できない (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · uk некомпете́нтний (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · bg неспособен (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ja 無能な (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · la sēgnis (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ru некомпете́нтный (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · mi hakorea (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ka შეურაცხადი (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired) · fi vajaavaltainen (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired) · ca incompetent (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired) · yi נישט־פֿעיִק (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ca incompetent (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · pdc unfaehich (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ru невменя́емый (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired) · yi אומפֿעיִק (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · af onbevoeg (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · it incompetente (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · th ไม่เอาไหน (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ka უუნარო (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · fi kyvytön (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired) · is ónýtur (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · fi taitamaton (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · eo malkompetenta (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · nn inkompetent (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · hy անմեղսունակ (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired) · sa अशक्त (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · mi koretake (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · pl niekompetentny (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · hy անձեռնհաս (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · pt incompetente (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · be некампетэ́нтны (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · af inkometent (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · es incompetente (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · is óhæfur (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · tr yeteneksiz (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · bg некомпетентен (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · de inkompetent (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · yi אומקאָמפּעטענט (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ro incompetent (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · el αναρμόδιος (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · gl incompetente (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · mi hēhē (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · fi epäpätevä (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · fr incompétent (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · ka უმეცარი (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · eo nekompetenta (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability) · fi kykenemätön (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired) · mi koretake (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired)