incompetent
Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfullyLacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
» Are you lazy or just incompetent?
Bist du faul oder einfach unfähig?
Ты ленив или просто некомпетентен?
Ти ледачий чи просто некомпетентний?
Ви ледачий чи просто некомпетентний?
Ти ледача чи просто некомпетентна?
Ви ледача чи просто некомпетентна?
Ви ледачі чи просто некомпетентні?
Meaning
4 sensesLacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
Near-synonyms: incapable, inable, unable
Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
inkompetent, unfähig
некомпете́нтныйnekompeténtnyj
некомпете́нтнийnekompeténtnyj
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.
невменя́емыйnevmenjájemyj
Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth.
Near-synonyms: dysfunctional, nonfunctioning
Not resistant to deformation or flow.
- not qualified or suited for a purpose
- legally not qualified or sufficient
- not doing a good job
- not meeting requirements
Examples
95 sentencesAre you lazy or just incompetent?
Ти ледачий чи просто некомпетентний?
ruТы ленив или просто некомпетентен?
deBist du faul oder einfach unfähig?
Tom is very incompetent.
Том дуже некомпетентний.
ruТом очень некомпетентен.
deTom ist äußerst inkompetent.
Tom was totally incompetent.
Том був абсолютно некомпетентний.
Tom said I was incompetent.
Том сказав, що я некомпетентний.
You're very incompetent.
Ти дуже некомпетентний.
deDu bist ziemlich unfähig.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, eBorrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, equivalent to in- + competent.
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Forms
more incompetent, most incompetent| Comparative | more incompetent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most incompetent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
69 synonyms- legally not qualified or sufficient:unqualified
- not doing a good job:unskilled
- not meeting requirements:incapableunequal to
- showing lack of skill or aptitude:bunglingclumsyfumbling
Antonyms
36 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form