Definition of incompetency - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

not meeting standards

inability to meet required standards or expectations

The teacher's incompetency was evident in the students' poor results.

inadequacy

ineptitude

legal

TECH.

legal disqualification to hold an office or perform a duty

TECH.

The judge declared his incompetency due to mental incapacity..

incapacity

ineligibility

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Origin of incompetency

Latin, in- (not) + competentia (suitability)

Examples of incompetency in a sentence

The report highlighted the incompetency of the staff.
His incompetency was proven in court.
The lawyer argued for the defendant's incompetency.

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French:incompétence, inhabilité, ...
German:Inkompetenz, ...
Italian:incompetenza, ...
Spanish:incompetencia, ...
Portuguese:incompetência, ...
Chinese:无能, 法律上的不合格, ...
Japanese:無能, 無資格, ...
Arabic:عدم الكفاءة, عدم الأهلية, ...
Hebrew:חוֹסֶר כְּשִׁירוּת, פְּסוּלוּת, ...
Russian:некомпетентность, недееспособность, ...
Ukrainian:некомпетентність, юридична недієздатність, ...
Hindi:अयोग्यता, कानूनी अयोग्यता, ...
Bengali:অযোগ্যতা, ...
Catalan:incompetència, inhabilitació, ...
Czech:neschopnost, nezpůsobilost, ...
Danish:inkompetence, diskvalifikation, ...
Dutch:incompetentie, ...
Greek:ανικανότητα, αποκλεισμός, ...
Hungarian:alkalmatlanság, jogképtelenség, ...
Khmer:អសមត្ថភាព, អសមត្ថភាពតាមច្បាប់, ...
Korean:무능력, 법적 무능력, ...
Persian:ناتوانی, عدم صلاحیت, ...
Polish:niekompetencja, niezdolność prawna, ...
Portuguese (BR):incompetência, ...
Romanian:incompetență, incompetență legală, ...
Swedish:inkompetens, rättslig oförmåga, ...
Thai:ความไร้ความสามารถ, การขาดคุณสมบัติทางกฎหมาย, ...
Turkish:yetersizlik, hukuki yetersizlik, ...
Vietnamese:sự thiếu năng lực, sự không đủ tư cách pháp lý, ...

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