"weaponised incompetence" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} weaponised incompetence (uncountable)
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of weaponized incompetence. Tags: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable Alternative form of: weaponized incompetence
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