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Like all young reporters - brilliant or hopelessly incompetent - I dreamed of the glamorous life of the foreign correspondent: prowling Vienna in a Burberry trench coat, speaking a dozen languages to dangerous women, narrowly escaping Sardinian bandits - the usual stuff that newspaper dreams are made of.
Russell Baker

Meaning of "incompetent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INCOMPETENT

incompetent  [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCOMPETENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Incompetent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INCOMPETENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Incompetence

Incompetence is the inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude. ▪ Administrative incompetence, dysfunctional administrative behaviors that hinder attainment of organization goals ▪ Incompetence, a novel by Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant ▪ Incompetence, person not of sound mind or mentally impaired, unable to make decision for himself or herself ▪ Military incompetence, failures of members of the military...

Definition of incompetent in the English dictionary

The first definition of incompetent in the dictionary is not possessing the necessary ability, skill, etc to do or carry out a task; incapable. Other definition of incompetent is marked by lack of ability, skill, etc. Incompetent is also not legally qualified.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCOMPETENT


appetent
ˈæpɪtənt
blatant
ˈbleɪtənt
competent
ˈkɒmpɪtənt
concomitant
kənˈkɒmɪtənt
crepitant
ˈkrɛpɪtənt
excitant
ɪkˈsaɪtənt
exorbitant
ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt
habitant
ˈhæbɪtənt
hesitant
ˈhɛzɪtənt
intermittent
ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt
irritant
ˈɪrɪtənt
latent
ˈleɪtənt
militant
ˈmɪlɪtənt
omnicompetent
ˌɒmnɪˈkɒmpɪtənt
palpitant
ˈpælpɪtənt
penitent
ˈpɛnɪtənt
precipitant
prɪˈsɪpɪtənt
strepitant
ˈstrɛpɪtənt
supernatant
ˌsuːpəˈneɪtənt
visitant
ˈvɪzɪtənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCOMPETENT

incomparable
incomparableness
incomparably
incompared
incompatibility
incompatible
incompatibleness
incompatibly
incompetence
incompetency
incompetently
incomplete
incompletely
incompleteness
incompletion
incompliance
incompliancy
incompliant
incompliantly
incomposed

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCOMPETENT

consistent
content
detent
discontent
existent
extent
inadvertent
inappetent
inconsistent
inexistent
information content
intent
letters patent
nonexistent
patent
persistent
portent
potent
stent
tent

Synonyms and antonyms of incompetent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INCOMPETENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «incompetent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of incompetent

Translation of «incompetent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCOMPETENT

Find out the translation of incompetent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of incompetent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «incompetent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不称职的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incompetente
570 millions of speakers

English

incompetent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अक्षम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ كُفُؤٍ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

некомпетентный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incompetente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপদার্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incompétent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak cekap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unfähig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無能な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무능한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora cekap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiếu khả năng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தகுதியின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अक्षम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beceriksiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incompetente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niekompetentny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

некомпетентний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

incompetent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανίκανος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbevoeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inkompetent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

udugelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of incompetent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCOMPETENT»

The term «incompetent» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCOMPETENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «incompetent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «incompetent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about incompetent

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10 QUOTES WITH «INCOMPETENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word incompetent.
1
Muammar al-Gaddafi
I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!
2
Aaron Allston
Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.
3
Isaac Asimov
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
4
Russell Baker
Like all young reporters - brilliant or hopelessly incompetent - I dreamed of the glamorous life of the foreign correspondent: prowling Vienna in a Burberry trench coat, speaking a dozen languages to dangerous women, narrowly escaping Sardinian bandits - the usual stuff that newspaper dreams are made of.
5
Martin Van Buren
There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers - which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens.
6
John Cleese
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
7
Diablo Cody
I've been told that I'm incompetent, socially retarded, maladjusted. I still know that I couldn't function in reality. Los Angeles is a good place for me.
8
Jeremy Denk
It's long been my dream to have myself declared incompetent so I could just practice all day, and blog, and not have to take care of any normal life things.
9
Emile Durkheim
There is a collective as well as an individual humor inclining peoples to sadness or cheerfulness, making them see things in bright or somber lights. In fact, only society can pass a collective opinion on the value of human life; for this the individual is incompetent.
10
Luke Ford
I knew in my gut that there was something wrong with a system that couldn't fire its incompetents, and I had my share of incompetent college teachers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCOMPETENT»

Discover the use of incompetent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to incompetent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class ...
Presumed Incompetent is a pathbreaking account of the intersecting roles of race, gender, and class in the working lives of women faculty of color.
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Carmen G. González, 2012
2
The incompetent doctor: behind closed doors
'Sir Raymond HoffenbergBased on qualitative, ethnographic research carried out in England and Sweden, this book examines a neglected area of professional self-regulation.
Marilynn M. Rosenthal, 1995
3
Stalkers and Their Victims
They often take pride in not being diverted by impediments such as legal restrictions. Incompetent suitors Clinical features The stalkers who fall into the incompetent typology cover a wide range of individuals, many of whose behaviours and ...
Paul E. Mullen, Michele Pathé, Rosemary Purcell, 2000
4
Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law Today: The Essentials
If a court has previously determined that a person is mentally incompetent and has appointed a guardian to represent the person, any contract made by that mentally incompetent person is void—no contract exists. Only the guardian can enter ...
Roger Miller, Gaylord Jentz, 2007
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Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class ...
The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Carmen G. González, Angela P. Harris. Presumed Incompetent Presumed Incompetent The Intersections of Race and Class ...
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Carmen G. González, 2013
6
The Incompetent Teacher: Managerial Responses
The Responses A major portion of this book, as noted earlier, is devoted to a fine- grained description of the ways in which school administrators respond to incompetent teachers. The discussion of these responses is interlaced with comments ...
Edwin M. Bridges, 2013
7
The Ends of Human Life: Medical Ethics in a Liberal Polity
omy has "too many conflicting meanings" to be useful in resolving the question of what medical treatments to provide incompetent patients.71 Despite this ambiguity, the ordinary/extraordinary distinction persists in both court decisions and ...
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, 1994
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Taking Advance Directives Seriously: Prospective Autonomy ...
The validity in principle of equating the rights of incompetent patients with those of competent patients has been readily accepted. This position rests on three interrelated yet distinct ideas: self-determination, best interests, and equality.
Robert S. Olick, 2001
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Clinical Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Although the incompetent cervix has been discussed in the literature for more than 100 years, information pertaining to the diagnosis is still controversial. The classical presentation is painless cervical dilatation in the second trimester, followed ...
Hung N. Winn, John C. Hobbins, 2000
10
Mentally Disordered Offenders: Perspectives from Law and ...
those persons they think are incompetent to stand trial as being psychotic. The only other study that provided basic background data on persons found incompetent to stand trial was our earlier work (Steadman, 1979). It examined background ...
John Monahan, Henry J. Steadman, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCOMPETENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term incompetent is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Tsipras the incompetent' - timesofmalta.com
'Tsipras the incompetent'. Tsipras, the maverick Greek Prime Minister, did not manage to do a Mintoff, after all his efforts, grandstanding and ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
2
Modesto man accused of murder declared mentally incompetent for …
Rigoberto Ramirez Aleman is charged with murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, along with misdemeanor driving ... «Modesto Bee, Jul 15»
3
From Incompetent to Incomprehensible | Michael Brune
In response, paddlers from Alaska to Florida are holding floating protests -- inspired by the hundreds of "kayaktavists" of Seattle who attempted ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Attorney says man accused in York Township slayings may be …
Attorney says man accused in York Township slayings may be incompetent to stand trial. Print Email · John Counts | johncounts@mlive.com By ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
5
'Incompetent' government moving from sublime to ridiculous: Congress
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the recent instances of ceasefire violations ... «New Kerala, Jul 15»
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Labour needs to make the Tories look incompetent, not just cruel …
As I turned the corner, I knew what I would see. It was written in the stars. My bus, shining in the distance, waiting to turn into the main road ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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GOP Lawmaker: VA Secretary Refuses to Support Bill Aimed at …
Rep. Jeff Miller (R., Fla.) on Wednesday emphasized the importance of a bill aimed at holding incompetent Veterans Affairs employees ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
8
Convicted in baby's death, Johnson City man says lawyers were …
... at appealing his life sentence for his daughter's abuse and neglect death six years ago failed now says his attorneys were incompetent. «Johnson City Press, Jul 15»
9
Man who allegedly pretended to be cop to avoid bus fare …
... to get out of paying a $1.50 bus fare will not go to trial just yet after a state psychiatric evaluator found him incompetent for the proceeding. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
10
How Far Does $100 Go, Mom Incompetent to Face Trial, 77 Job …
How Far Does $100 Go, Mom Incompetent to Face Trial, 77 Job Openings +. Here are some of the top posts at Rockville Patch so far this week. «Patch.com, Jul 15»

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