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noun the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
Law . the condition of lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.
Also in·com·pe·ten·cy [in-kom -pi-tuh n-see] /ɪnˈkɒm pɪ tən si/ .
Origin of incompetence First recorded in 1655–65; from French incompétence (equivalent to in- negative prefix + compétence); variant of earlier incompetency; see origin at incompetent;see also -cy, -ence, -ency
Words nearby incompetence incommunicative, incommutable, incompact, incomparable, incompatible, incompetence , incompetent, incompetent cervix, incomplete, incomplete abortion, incomplete antibody
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Example sentences from the Web for incompetence And their suspicions make them see betrayal at every turn, even when incompetence may be the cause of a particular problem.
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And they suggest something worse than incompetence is at work there.
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That and incompetence at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital may have caused the deadly disease to spread.
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Watching this incompetence is infuriating, and the view security cameras show from inside the mall is horrific.
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When it comes to the practice of democracy, Americans now have few illusions about our own incompetence , division, and negligence.
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Doggie had not kicked it because he had never kicked a football in his life and shrank from an exhibition of incompetence .
The Rough Road | William John Locke
The children have been sacrificed too long to his incompetence .
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax | Harriet Parr
By the second clause his property would be placed in jeopardy to protect the carelessness or incompetence of others, aliens all.
There was nothing to choose between them in the way of incompetence and effeteness.
A History of England | Charles Oman
Child had noticed the incompetence of the country-gentlemen to understand the regulation of commercial affairs.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie Stephen
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Words related to incompetence inability, ineptitude, inexperience, inadequacy
Medical definitions for incompetence n. The quality of being incompetent or incapable of performing a function, as the failure of the cardiac valves to close properly.
The condition of being not legally qualified, as to stand trial.
The inability to distinguish right from wrong or to manage one's affairs.
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