incompetence

Meaning

Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

Synonyms

incapacity

incompetency

inability

inefficiency

insufficiency

incapability

disability

lack of ability

ineptitude

unfitness

foolishness

negligence

inadequacy

carelessness

disqualification

shiftlessness

ugliness

unskillfulness

wastefulness

impotence

lack of skill

disfluency

awkwardness

wussiness

clumsiness

disablement

helplessness

homeliness

impotency

inaptitude

incapableness

ineptness

inexperience

maladroitness

mismanagement

ne’er-do-well

powerless

powerlessness

Translations

Inkompetenz

incompétence

incompetencia

Unfähigkeit

αναρμοδιότητα

incompetència

incompetência

incompetenza

incapacidad

insufficienza

incompetentie

Machtlosigkeit

Unvermögen

Unachtsamkeit

Ohnmacht

Etymology

From French incompétence, equivalent to in- + competence.