"incompetent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incompetent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more incompetent [comparative], most incompetent [superlative]
Etymology: From French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|incompétent}} French incompétent, {{der|en|LL.|incompetentem}} Late Latin incompetentem, {{der|en|la|incompetēns}} Latin incompetēns Head templates: {{en-adj}} incompetent (comparative more incompetent, superlative most incompetent)
  1. Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability and responsibility that would normally be expected. Synonyms: inept Translations (unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability): səriştəsiz (Azerbaijani), некампетэ́нтны (njekampjeténtny) (Belarusian), বেওয়াকেফ (beōẇakeph) (Bengali), неспособен (nesposoben) (Bulgarian), неумел (neumel) (Bulgarian), некомпетентен (nekompetenten) (Bulgarian), incompetent (Catalan), incompetent (Dutch), malkompetenta (Esperanto), nekompetenta (Esperanto), epäpätevä (Finnish), taitamaton (Finnish), incompétent (French), incompetente (Galician), არაკომპეტენტური (araḳomṗeṭenṭuri) (Georgian), უმეცარი (umecari) (Georgian), უუნარო (uunaro) (Georgian), უნიჭო (unič̣o) (Georgian), inkompetent (German), unfähig (German), αναρμόδιος (anarmódios) (Greek), नालायक (nālāyak) (Hindi), できない (dekinai) (Japanese), 無能な (munō na) (Japanese), inscitus (Latin), hēhē (Maori), hakorea (Maori), inkompetent (Norwegian Bokmål), inkompetent (Norwegian Nynorsk), incompetent (Occitan), niekompetentny (Polish), incompetente (Portuguese), incompetent (Romanian), некомпете́нтный (nekompeténtnyj) (Russian), अशक्त (aśakta) (Sanskrit), incompetente (Spanish), некомпете́нтний (nekompeténtnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-incompetent-en-adj-eBQfJq9G Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 29 25 30 6 Disambiguation of 'unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability': 92 4 3 2
  2. Unable to make rational decisions; insane or otherwise cognitively impaired. Translations (unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired): անմեղսունակ (anmeġsunak) (Armenian), невменяем (nevmenjaem) (Bulgarian), incompetent (Catalan), kykenemätön (Finnish), kyvytön (Finnish), pystymätön (Finnish), vajaavaltainen (Finnish), შეურაცხადი (šeuracxadi) (Georgian), koretake (Maori), невменя́емый (nevmenjájemyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-incompetent-en-adj-yTkP-rcA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 33 15 37 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 29 25 30 6 Disambiguation of 'unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired': 6 90 1 2
  3. (medicine, of the cervix) Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth. Categories (topical): Medicine, People
    Sense id: en-incompetent-en-adj-MNJwvo2O Disambiguation of People: 1 0 73 8 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 33 15 37 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 29 25 30 6 Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. (geology) Not resistant to deformation or flow. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-incompetent-en-adj-oYOqHXpP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 33 15 37 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 29 25 30 6 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: incompetently Related terms: incompetence, incompetency

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incompetent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: incompetents [plural]
Etymology: From French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|incompétent}} French incompétent, {{der|en|LL.|incompetentem}} Late Latin incompetentem, {{der|en|la|incompetēns}} Latin incompetēns Head templates: {{en-noun}} incompetent (plural incompetents)
  1. A person who is incompetent.
    Sense id: en-incompetent-en-noun-C0YSfmmn

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      "word": "incompetent"
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      "word": "incompetent"
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "nekompetenta"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "epäpätevä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "taitamaton"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "incompétent"
    },
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "incompetente"
    },
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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "araḳomṗeṭenṭuri",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "არაკომპეტენტური"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "umecari",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "უმეცარი"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "უუნარო"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "უნიჭო"
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "inkompetent"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "unfähig"
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "できない"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "munō na",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "無能な"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "inscitus"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "hakorea"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "inkompetent"
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "inkompetent"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "incompetent"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "niekompetentny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "incompetente"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "incompetent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "некомпете́нтный"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "aśakta",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "अशक्त"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "incompetente"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nekompeténtnyj",
      "sense": "unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability",
      "word": "некомпете́нтний"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anmeġsunak",
      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "անմեղսունակ"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nevmenjaem",
      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "невменяем"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "incompetent"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "kykenemätön"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "kyvytön"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "pystymätön"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "vajaavaltainen"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šeuracxadi",
      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "შეურაცხადი"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "koretake"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "nevmenjájemyj",
      "sense": "unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired",
      "word": "невменя́емый"
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