incompetent

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt/
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adjective
R

not having the necessary skills or knowledge to do a job or task properly

The new manager was considered incompetent in handling the crisis.

noun
R

a person who lacks the necessary skills or knowledge to do a job or task properly

The company was filled with incompetents who couldn't get anything done.

translation

adj. not having the necessary skills or knowledge to do a job or task properly
n. a person who lacks the necessary skills or knowledge to do a job or task properly

Word Forms

Plural incompetents