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incompetent
English
Etymology
From French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompet?ns.
Adjective
incompetent (comparative more incompetent, superlative most incompetent)
- Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected.
- Synonym: inept
- Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
- 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.
- (medicine) Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.
- (geology) Not resistant to deformation or flow.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:bad
Derived terms
- incompetently
Related terms
- incompetence
- incompetency
Translations
Noun
incompetent (plural incompetents)
- A person who is incompetent.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin incompet?ns, attested from 1696.
Adjective
incompetent (masculine and feminine plural incompetents)
- incompetent
- Antonym: competent
Related terms
- incompetència
References
Further reading
- “incompetent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “incompetent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “incompetent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Likely borrowed, ultimately from Latin incompet?ns. Equivalent to in- +? competent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.k?m.p??t?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?com?pe?tent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
incompetent (comparative incompetenter, superlative incompetentst)
- incompetent
Inflection
Related terms
- incompetentie
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin incompet?ns.
Adjective
incompetent m (feminine singular incompetenta, masculine plural incompetents, feminine plural incompetentas)
- incompetent
- Antonym: competent
Related terms
- incompeténcia
Romanian
Etymology
From French incompétent
Adjective
incompetent m or n (feminine singular incompetent?, masculine plural incompeten?i, feminine and neuter plural incompetente)
- incompetent
Declension
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unable
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?e?b?l/
- Rhymes: -e?b?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- +? able.
Adjective
unable (comparative unabler or more unable, superlative unablest or most unable)
- Not able; lacking a certain ability.
- Are you unable to mind your own business or something?
Antonyms
- able
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English unablen, equivalent to un- +? able.
Verb
unable (third-person singular simple present unables, present participle unabling, simple past and past participle unabled)
- (transitive, nonstandard) To render unable; disable
Anagrams
- Buelna, Nabeul, nebula, unbale
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