incompetency

CEFRB2

/ˌɪˈnkɑmpətənsi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Lack of ability or skill to do a job properly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The condition of being incompetent.

Examples

  • Underscoring his incompetency, the president misspelled "education" in his executive order.

  • The minister was dismissed due to incompetency.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

His blank in handling financial matters resulted in a huge loss for the company.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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