INCOMPETENCE

incompetence, incompetency

(noun) lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

incompetence

(noun) inability of a part or organ to function properly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

incompetence (usually uncountable, plural incompetences)

Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

Source: Wiktionary

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In*com"pe*tence, In*com"pe*tency, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incompétence.]

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)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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