Definition of ineptitude
: the quality or state of being inept;
especially
: incompetence
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Examples of ineptitude in a Sentence
The team's poor play is being blamed on the ineptitude of the coaching staff.
the nurse's ineptitude made it clear that she would be happier in a different line of work
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His offense's initial ineptitude left him in line for a loss.
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The complaint exposes how the authority neglected basic repairs and upkeep while taking active steps to deceive inspectors and cover up its ineptitude and wrongdoing.
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Here is a damning tale of treason that succeeded largely thanks to bureaucratic ineptitude.
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Daniel was over in the corner kind of giggling through this and laughing at my ineptitude.
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The Brewers tacked on two more runs in the third thanks mostly to some rare St. Louis ineptitude.
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Yet somehow, in a display of offensive ineptitude that almost defies belief, the Mets have won just two of those games.
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The win completed a three-game sweep of the Rockies and served to make the Diamondbacks’ struggles of last month – their offensive ineptitude, their 2-15 stretch, their fall out of first place – feel even more removed, even harder to fathom.
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By virtually any measure, IU has changed expectations defensively, after years of ineptitude and disappointment.
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Origin and Etymology of ineptitude
Latin ineptitudo, from ineptus
ineptitude Synonyms
Synonyms
impotence, inability, inadequacy, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, insufficiency, powerlessness;
Antonyms
ability, adequacy, capability, capacity, competence, competency, potency;
Near Antonyms
aptitude, bent, endowment, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent;
effectiveness, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficiency;
Related Words
ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy, inefficiency;
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