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incompetence
What does incompetence mean?
incompetence (noun): lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use incompetence in a sentence?
How do you pronounce incompetence?
/ɪnˈkɑmpətəns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does incompetence come from?
From French incompétence, equivalent to in- + competence.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of incompetence?
Words related to incompetence
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “incompetence” mean?
a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action
Not quite: that's what impulse means.
lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
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an individual instance that represents a class; an example
Not quite: that's what specimen means.
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
Not quite: that's what contingent means.
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