See also: incompétent

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Etymology edit

From French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns.

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incompetent (comparative more incompetent, superlative most incompetent)

  1. Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability and responsibility that would normally be expected.
    Synonym: inept
    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.
  3. (medicine, of the cervix) Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth.
  4. (geology) Not resistant to deformation or flow.

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Noun edit

incompetent (plural incompetents)

  1. A person who is incompetent.

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin incompetentem. First attested in 1696.[1]

Adjective edit

incompetent m or f (masculine and feminine plural incompetents)

  1. incompetent
    Antonym: competent

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References edit

  1. ^ incompetent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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Etymology edit

Likely borrowed, ultimately from Latin incompetēns. Equivalent to in- +‎ competent.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪŋ.kɔm.pəˈtɛnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧com‧pe‧tent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective edit

incompetent (comparative incompetenter, superlative incompetentst)

  1. incompetent

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Inflection of incompetent
uninflected incompetent
inflected incompetente
comparative incompetenter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial incompetent incompetenter het incompetentst
het incompetentste
indefinite m./f. sing. incompetente incompetentere incompetentste
n. sing. incompetent incompetenter incompetentste
plural incompetente incompetentere incompetentste
definite incompetente incompetentere incompetentste
partitive incompetents incompetenters

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Etymology edit

From Latin incompetēns.

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incompetent m (feminine singular incompetenta, masculine plural incompetents, feminine plural incompetentas)

  1. incompetent
    Antonym: competent

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French incompétent. Equivalent to in- +‎ competent.

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incompetent m or n (feminine singular incompetentă, masculine plural incompetenți, feminine and neuter plural incompetente)

  1. incompetent

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