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Meaning of "ineptness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INEPTNESS

ineptness  [ɪnˈeptnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INEPTNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ineptness is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES INEPTNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Social skills

Social skill is any skill facilitating interaction and communication with others. Social rules and relations are created, communicated, and changed in verbal and nonverbal ways. The process of learning such skills is called socialization. Interpersonal skills are sometimes also referred to as people skills or communication skills. Interpersonal skills are the skills a person uses to communicate and interact with others. They include persuasion, active listening, delegation, and leadership. The term "interpersonal skills" is used often in business contexts to refer to the measure of a person's ability to operate within business organizations through social communication and interactions. Interpersonal skills are how people relate to one another. Social psychology is an academic discipline that does research related to social skills or interpersonal skills. The discipline studies how skills are learned by an individual through changes in attitude, thinking, and behavior.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INEPTNESS


abruptness
əˈbrʌptnɪs
alertness
əˈlɜːtnɪs
appropriateness
əˈprəʊprɪɪtnɪs
aptness
ˈæptnɪs
brightness
ˈbraɪtnɪs
completeness
kəmˈpliːtnɪs
correctness
kəˈrɛktnɪs
eyewitness
ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
greatness
ˈɡreɪtnɪs
hotness
ˈhɒtnɪs
lightness
ˈlaɪtnɪs
promptness
ˈprɒmptnɪs
robustness
rəʊˈbʌstnɪs
shortness
ˈʃɔːtnɪs
softness
ˈsɒftnɪs
tightness
ˈtaɪtnɪs
wetness
ˈwetnɪs
whiteness
ˈwaɪtnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INEPTNESS

ineloquently
ineluctability
ineluctable
ineluctably
ineludible
ineludibly
inenarrable
inept
ineptitude
ineptly
inequable
inequalities
inequality
inequation
inequipotent
inequitable
inequitableness
inequitably
inequities
inequity

WORDS THAT END LIKE INEPTNESS

adeptness
adroitness
aquafitness
bear witness
bluntness
business
compactness
deftness
expert witness
flatness
incorrectness
inertness
justness
physical fitness
pleasantness
political correctness
quietness
sweetness
tartness
unfitness
vastness

Synonyms and antonyms of ineptness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ineptness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INEPTNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

无能
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ineptitud
570 millions of speakers

English

ineptness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अयोग्यता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سخافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

абсурдности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inépcia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্বুদ্ধিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ineptie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketidakupayaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unbeholfenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無能さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어리 석음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ineptness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô giá trị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ineptness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्यपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beceriksizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inettitudine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ineptness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абсурдності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ineptness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απρέπεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbeholpenheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ineptness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ineptness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ineptness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INEPTNESS»

The term «ineptness» is regularly used and occupies the 79.509 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INEPTNESS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INEPTNESS»

Discover the use of ineptness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ineptness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Research in Organizational Change and Development
This was done irrespective of the consultant's lack of training or experience in the continuous improvement field, thus depicting technical ineptness. Also, the consultant did not have the competence portrayed and marketed to the client, and ...
R. W. Woodman W.A. Pasmore, Richard W. Woodman, Abraham B. Shani, 2009
2
Jimmy Carter As President: Leadership and the Politics of ...
But the study of political leadership suggests that highly skillful leaders usually add something to the favorable conditions that buoy them up. It is the combination that makes the difference.51 Situation 2, ineptness under favorable conditions, ...
Erwin C. Hargrove, 1999
3
Sins of the Fathers: Suffer Not the Children
Chapter. Twenty-Eight. Political. Greed. and. Ineptness. Our. politicians pass many laws upon the many laws that already exist. Some of these old laws are so ancient that they do not even apply to our world today. Yet they never remove the  ...
Joseph Porillo, 2009
4
The Writings of John: A Survey of the Gospel, Epistles, and ...
A Survey of the Gospel, Epistles, and Apocalypse C. Marvin Pate. teacher and the Sabbath (vv. 14 – 24) and Jesus and the crowd's ineptness (vv. 25 – 36). The first part further divides into two topics: Jesus the teacher (vv. 14 – 20) and Jesus  ...
C. Marvin Pate, 2011
5
Community Capitalism: Pulling Capitalism Back From Its Own ...
Ineptness. In many parts of the United States the response teachers have had to resort to has been unionization. This has helped with some problems, but now functions more as an impediment to the raising of teaching standards. In most ...
Eduard J. Qualls, 2014
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The Individual, Communication, and Society: Essays in Memory ...
The terms of the discussion had shifted: Nixon should have gotten away with it; only ineptness prevented him. Indeed, ineptness became a ploy for commanding sympathy among his coconspirators. To his credit, Nixon did not himself take this  ...
Robert W. Rieber, 1989
7
I Love My Work . . . But, I Hate My Job: How to Survive ...
Practically every move that the management team arranged for Ryan took place due to his ineptness, and due to the frustration of the employees who worked under Ryan's supervision and management. With each new assignment, the ...
Richard Werre, 2004
8
National Trauma and Collective Memory: Major Events in the ...
Getting caught represents ineptness and carelessness in the area of crime itself. Ineptness in the Watergate affair was reflected in the activities of the former CIA agents who were supposed to be experts in covert activities. Nixon's ineptness ...
Arthur G. Neal, 1998
9
Organization Development and Change
The role conflict and ambiguity may produce five types of ethical dilemmas: misrepresentation, misuse of data, coercion, value and goal conflict, and technical ineptness. Misrepresentation Misrepresentation occurs when OD practitioners claim ...
Thomas Cummings, Christopher Worley, 2014
10
Understanding Personality Disorders: An Introduction
They have delusions of being inept in social settings and this precipitates inhibition, which demonstrates social ineptness. They do not find themselves appealing and therefore how can anyone else find them appealing. This delusion  ...
Duane L. Dobbert, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INEPTNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ineptness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is “Sharknado 3” bad enough to be good fun? - Rich Heldenfels - Ohio
The pleasure is in the ineptness. The original Sharknado somehow broke out of a pack of cheesy Syfy movies to become a pop-culture ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»
2
Editorial: Mexico again shows it can't hold on to worst criminals …
Clearly, the Mexican government has shown, once again, that because of ineptness – or corruption – it is incapable of keeping its worst ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
3
USA's 'Mr. Robot' surprisingly not that hack-y - The Intelligencer …
“Mr. Robot” seems pretty dour at first glance. Elliot's social ineptness borders the line between relatably neurotic and downright creepy, and the ... «The Intelligencer, Jul 15»
4
allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: 'MDC-T to Blame for Urban Mess'
No amount of dust kicking will exonerate the MDC-T from the mess it created in Harare due to the ineptness of its leadership, political analysts, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
M's go from hope to nope | Mariners | yakimaherald.com
The ineptness has overshadowed solid seasons from Beimel and Charlie Furbush, a breakout season from Carson Smith and the rejuvenation ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
6
'Mormon' comes knocking, and the message is laughter - Fresno Bee
... with Elder Price's smooth, leading-man proficiency paired with Elder Cunningham's bumbling ineptness when they're sent on their Mormon ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
7
Daniel Radcliffe Tries Out Being An Office Receptionist, Fails Adorably
... still needed Daniel to carry out receptionist duties—hand out bathroom keys, stamps, etc—and were none-too-pleased with his ineptness. «NewNowNext, Jul 15»
8
The way out of Low Yat Plaza
... is continuously being instigated and torn apart by parochialism, racism, bigotry and ineptness. They must be able to see that the conservative ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
9
India – A Nation Crying for Nationalism
The last fifteen years have been particularly eventful in terms of scams, illegal activities, and shameful acts of impropriety and ineptness of the ... «Hill Post, Jul 15»
10
Alex Smith still a bit amazed at how quickly the 49ers have turned over
After about 15 years of complete ineptness, they finally found a coach that brought them back to being respectable and dumb and dumber ran ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ineptness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ineptness>. Apr 2024 ».
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