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Meaning of incompetent

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

incompetent

noun

Definitions

  1. A person who is incompetent.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected.

    Example: Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.

    Synonyms:inept
  2. Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.

    Example: The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.

  3. Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.

  4. Not resistant to deformation or flow.