inaptitude

Definition of inaptitudenext

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Noun
  • Day Pitney opposed disqualification.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2026
  • After the independent board, a three-member group administered by the state Board of Education, vacated the disqualification, the NCHSAA board of directors called an emergency meeting Tuesday morning to review the matter and named Mallard Creek as co-champions.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • This is not an office known for its incompetence.
    Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • Not using it signals incompetence; using it signals very little.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • While there are some drawbacks compared to traditional investments — such as its inability to earn dividends — there are several ways to add gold to your portfolio.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • Issues discussed by the candidates ranged from an inability to hire and retain deputies, department morale and poor conditions at the Men’s Central Jail.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Federal agents have descended upon the home of Cindy Rodriguez Singh, the North Texas mom who was recently sent to a state hospital after an incompetency ruling in the murder of her young son.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • The longer the delay, the more the system risks turning temporary incompetency into long-term confinement.
    Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Immortality would also be lost on Stoyte, who rivals the carp in his mindless incapacity to notice anything interesting.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • Without clear incapacity provisions, decision-making freezes.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The good are getting richer off the ineptitude of the downtrodden.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • This was not Myles Garrett decrying organizational ineptitude until the Cleveland Browns dropped $160 million on the edge rusher’s doorstep.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Decadence is sensuality and impotence, opulence and decay.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • But these songs are also honest, sometimes despite themselves, about the feelings of impotence associated with watching history play out on a screen.
    Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Wolf’s nudity could be read as a metaphor for his acceptance of his powerlessness, his willingness to listen with humility, and his purity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Violence can come from feelings of powerlessness and desperation.
    Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Inaptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaptitude. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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