Meaning

4 senses
  1. Lacking 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

  2. 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

  3. Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth.

    Near-synonyms: dysfunctional, nonfunctioning

  4. Not resistant to deformation or flow.

More definitions
  • not qualified or suited for a purpose
  • legally not qualified or sufficient
  • not doing a good job
  • not meeting requirements

Examples

95 sentences
  1. Are you lazy or just incompetent?

    Ти ледачий чи просто некомпетентний?

    ruТы ленив или просто некомпетентен?

    deBist du faul oder einfach unfähig?

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  2. Tom is very incompetent.

    Том дуже некомпетентний.

    ruТом очень некомпетентен.

    deTom ist äußerst inkompetent.

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  3. Tom was totally incompetent.

    Том був абсолютно некомпетентний.

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  4. Tom said I was incompetent.

    Том сказав, що я некомпетентний.

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  5. You're very incompetent.

    Ти дуже некомпетентний.

    deDu bist ziemlich unfähig.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability:
Русский
By meaning 2
unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability:
unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability:

Origin

Borrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, e

Borrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, equivalent to in- + competent.

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