ineptitude
noun
in·ep·ti·tude
(ˌ)i-ˈnep-tə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
: the quality or state of being inept
especially
: incompetence
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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This was an avalanche of ineptitude, failure of the worst kind.
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Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
The Jets, in spite of a historic level of passing ineptitude, still had a chance to win.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
One Battle After Another is brimming with moments like this one, which reveal both Bob’s love for his daughter and his ineptitude as a revolutionary.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
The Jets, in spite of a historic level of passing ineptitude, still had a chance to win.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
One Battle After Another is brimming with moments like this one, which reveal both Bob’s love for his daughter and his ineptitude as a revolutionary.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ineptitude
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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ineptitude. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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