as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
the nurse's ineptitude made it clear that she would be happier in a different line of work
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Recent Examples of ineptitude
The danger is very real, to be sure, but Ray and Manny’s comical ineptitude keeps it from getting too grim.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
The Magic’s ineptitude puts them at a severe disadvantage on most nights.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Biden’s ineptitude stranded the captain once; Trump’s coldheartedness is doing it again.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
As Recurring In Season 2 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Long will play Bruce, a tech millionaire who is a mix of unjustified confidence and social ineptitude.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
The Magic’s ineptitude puts them at a severe disadvantage on most nights.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Biden’s ineptitude stranded the captain once; Trump’s coldheartedness is doing it again.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
As Recurring In Season 2 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Long will play Bruce, a tech millionaire who is a mix of unjustified confidence and social ineptitude.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptitude
inability
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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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptitude. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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