What is the meaning of incompetent?

noun

adjective

  • Legally not qualified or sufficient.
    • usage: "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"
  • Not qualified or suited for a purpose.
    • usage: "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
  • Showing lack of skill or aptitude.
    • usage: "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
  • Not doing a good job.
    • usage: "incompetent at chess"
  • Not meeting requirements.
    • usage: "unequal to the demands put upon him"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Incompetent. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/incompetent/definitions/1176373
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "Incompetent" http://smartdefine.org/incompetent/definitions/1176373 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, Incompetent, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/incompetent/definitions/1176373>.
MLAWordNet. "Incompetent" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/incompetent/definitions/1176373>
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