incompetent

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, equivalent to in- +‎ competent. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/ Hyphenation: in‧com‧pe‧tent === Adjective === incompetent (comparative more incompetent, superlative most incompetent) Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully. Synonyms: noncompetent, uncompetent, inept, ineffective; see also Thesaurus:bad Antonyms: competent, capable, able; see also Thesaurus:skilled Hyponyms: (usually hyponymous) unskilled, unskillful, untalented, inexperienced, nonexperienced, unexperienced Near-synonyms: incapable, inable, unable Unable to make rational decisions; insane or otherwise cognitively impaired. (medicine, of the cervix) Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth. Near-synonyms: dysfunctional, nonfunctioning (geology) Not resistant to deformation or flow. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === incompetent (plural incompetents) A person who is incompetent. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin incompetentem. First attested in 1696. === Adjective === incompetent m or f (masculine and feminine plural incompetents) incompetent Antonym: competent ==== Related terms ==== incompetència === References === === Further reading === “incompetent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “incompetent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “incompetent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === Likely borrowed, ultimately from Latin incompetēns. By surface analysis, in- +‎ competent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪŋ.kɔm.pəˈtɛnt/ Hyphenation: in‧com‧pe‧tent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Adjective === incompetent (comparative incompetenter, superlative incompetentst) incompetent ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin incompetēns. === Adjective === incompetent m (feminine singular incompetenta, masculine plural incompetents, feminine plural incompetentas) incompetent Antonym: competent ==== Related terms ==== incompeténcia === Further reading === Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[2], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 560 Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[3], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 339 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French incompétent. Equivalent to in- +‎ competent. === Adjective === incompetent m or n (feminine singular incompetentă, masculine plural incompetenți, feminine/neuter plural incompetente) incompetent ==== Declension ====