单词 | incompetence |
释义 | incompetence (once / 4110 pages) n Can't finish a simple task? Having a hard time figuring something out? Lack the ability to get things done? Then you might be suffering from incompetence. Have you ever noticed how bad a lot of people are at their jobs, even though they do them every day? Or how often famous people screw things up, even very important things? Then you've already noticed that incompetence is a very common thing. Incompetence is a word for people and things that are ineffective, shoddy, or just terrible at what they're supposed to do. Incompetence is the opposite of excellence. WORD FAMILYincompetence: incompetences+/competence: competences/competency: competencies/competent: competence, competency, competenter, competently, incompetent/incompetency: incompetencies/incompetent: incompetence, incompetency, incompetently, incompetents USAGE EXAMPLESBecause it is for each issue involved — the violence, alcoholism, mental incompetence and legal jeopardy — much less for all of them combined. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The Tribal Council said it wanted the employee replaced because of incompetence, disrespect and “disregard for the Tribe’s sovereignty.” Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) This is the small potatoes of municipal incompetence; until it isn’t. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) 1n lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications Syn|Ant|Hyper incompetency competence, competency the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually inability, unfitness lacking the power to perform 2n inability of a part or organ to function properly Hypo|Hyper hypogonadism incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk valvular incompetenceinability of a bodily valve to close completely eunuchoidism, male hypogonadismthe state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop) Kallman's syndromehypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
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