as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
the incompetency of the secretary was revealed only after she had left the company, and her successor discovered years of filing left undone
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Recent Examples of incompetency
Brown signed an incompetency finding last Wednesday.
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Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
Any disagreements, incompetencies, and misunderstandings will cause visible damage to your home and your mental health during the process.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
The entire public, with an average IQ of 100, was able to make an assessment of incompetency within the first three minutes or less of the debate.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
The judge also appointed two doctors to evaluate Ramos’ mental fitness, as part of the issue around mental incompetency, and anticipated learning the results by late August.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 29 June 2024
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Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
Any disagreements, incompetencies, and misunderstandings will cause visible damage to your home and your mental health during the process.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
The entire public, with an average IQ of 100, was able to make an assessment of incompetency within the first three minutes or less of the debate.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
The judge also appointed two doctors to evaluate Ramos’ mental fitness, as part of the issue around mental incompetency, and anticipated learning the results by late August.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 29 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompetency
Noun
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Rage, fatigue, mood swings, memory loss, hot flashes, itchy ears, inability to sleep, loss of libido, hair thinning, depression, weight gain, sore knees, night sweats, incontinence.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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More accurately, the newly positive change in your 401(k) has to do with the inability of presidents to ignore market sentiment and live to tell the tale.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Its canny use of Sérgio’s awkwardness and incompetence to comedic effect also feels like if Alex Ross Perry brought his sense of humor to bear on socio-conscious drama.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Read’s lawyers say she was framed for O'Keefe's murder and, in opening statements, said the investigation was riddled with error, bias, incompetence and deceit.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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“Incompetency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompetency. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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