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incompetent

/ɪn'kɑmpɪtənt/

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adjective
legally not qualified or sufficient
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"incompetent witnesses"

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unqualified

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competent
noun
someone who is not competent to take effective action
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incompetent person

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unskilled person
adjective
not meeting requirements
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incapable unequal to unequal inadequate
adjective
not doing a good job
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"incompetent at chess"

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unskilled bad
adjective
showing lack of skill or aptitude
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bungling clumsy fumbling unskilled
adjective
not qualified or suited for a purpose
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"an incompetent secret service" "the filming was hopeless incompetent"

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feckless inept unworkmanlike inefficient ineffective

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competent