• Incompetent

    Origin

    From French incompétent

    Adjective

    incompetent
    1. Unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability.Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
    2. Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.

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    Usage notes

    The form incompetent of, as in "I am incompetent of doing anything!" is heard (US). It is incorrect, the intended word is incapable.

    Full definition of incompetent

    Noun

    incompetent

    (plural incompetents)
    1. A person who is incompetent.
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