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incompetence

noun

in·​com·​pe·​tence (ˌ)in-ˈkäm-pə-tən(t)s How to pronounce incompetence (audio)
: the state or fact of being incompetent

Example Sentences

Because of his incompetence, we won't make our deadline. She was fired for gross incompetence.
Recent Examples on the Web Donald Trump for all of his incompetence and risk taking and criminality. NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Volodin’s threat is an utter fantasy, the incompetence of the Russian armed forces laid bare by the war in Ukraine. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022 The most successful posts by the Ukrainian activists have built on this theme, focusing on the incompetence and corruption of Russian military leaders, members of the group say. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 Hong Kong, which maintains a semi-permeable border with Shenzhen, is the source of most of Shenzhen’s rising COVID cases, and some citizens in mainland China are blaming their latest lockdown on the incompetence of their southern neighbor. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2022 His view of the incompetence of the regulators is barely veiled. George Calhoun, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021 For its latest season, the podcast delved into the Iraq War, exploring the historical backstory that led to that disastrous conflict and the incompetence of the Bush administration in determining what a post-war Iraq might actually look like. Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2021 Liebling put together the incompetence of turn-of-the-century doctors with the brutality of turn-of-the-century publishers, two of his favorite hobby-horses, and acquitted Crane of the self-destructive behavior often attributed to him. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021 The incompetence came from others — receivers dropping balls, lineman missing blocks. Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of incompetence was in 1663

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