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inaptitude

noun

Definition of inaptitudenext
as in disqualification

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaptitude
  1. disqualification
  2. incompetence
  3. inability
  4. incompetency
  5. incapacity
  6. ineptitude
  7. impotence
  8. powerlessness
Noun
  • Lastly, owners also approved a change to allow league personnel to consult with on-field officials regarding flagrant football acts and non-football acts that aren’t called on the field and could lead to disqualification.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Failure to comply with the rules would result in disqualification for contestants.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of disqualification
Noun
  • Still, the movie does at times rely on convenient incompetence.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Reds demonstrate their incompetence once again by allowing Reacher and Green to disarm them and start swinging.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of incompetence
Noun
  • The constant delay-of-game calls, false starts and inability to get lined up are a special level of alarming for a quarterback who entered the NFL 10 years ago.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Among the many glaring issues coming out of the opener, the offense’s inability to sustain drives was particularly galling.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of inability
Noun
  • Court records show DeFoor has a history of criminal cases involving findings of mental incompetency.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Those forms are not pertinent to the finding of incompetency and are therefore subject to the open records law, Ziegler and Bradley wrote.
    — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of incompetency
Noun
  • Estate planning, including wills and powers of attorney, is vital to ensure wishes are honored during incapacity or death.
    — Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Many childless Americans also don't have plans in case of incapacity or death.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of incapacity
Noun
  • Led by a stellar Peter Capaldi, the show documented the bumbling ineptitude of British government staffers, including ministers, advisors and communications personnel.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Still, for every resourceful, imaginative low-budget success, there is a bungled movie that aspires, if not to quality, then at least to financial viability, but instead achieves legendary ineptitude.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ineptitude
Noun
  • According to reports, Brinkley would inject slivers of Billy goat gonads into human scrotums as a cure for impotence.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Once again, Gulf leaders were shocked not just by American disregard for their preferences but also by the revelation of American impotence.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of impotence
Noun
  • That sense of powerlessness against an unknowable, unkillable foe.
    — Keith Langston, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Unable to leave without military permission, Ridi confronts settlers who claim his yard as theirs, underscoring Palestinians’ powerlessness as violent outposts expand with scant police accountability.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of powerlessness
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