unfitness

noun

un·​fit·​ness

: the quality or state of being unfit:

a

: unsuitability, inappropriateness

the unfitness of the gesture

b

: poor physical condition

the unfitness of many factory workers

c

: incompetence

could not conceal his unfitness for the work

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