unskillfulness

noun

as in incompetence

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  1. incompetence
  2. incompetency
  3. inability
  4. clumsiness
Noun
  • Was the chaos in El Paso a matter of incompetence, impossible-to-meet deadlines, or something else entirely?
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Both teams are eliminated from the tournament for incompetence.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of incompetence
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of incompetency
Noun
  • Yet despite the faction’s inability to win in purple or red districts, democratic socialists enjoy a net favorability of 17 points among Democratic voters nationwide, compared with just 4 points for Democratic members of Congress.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • That's big news, as one of McCray's biggest problems has been his inability to match up physically against some of the tackles in the SEC.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of inability
Noun
  • Let a hypothermic victim get some sleep After the shivering, confusion, slurred speech, and clumsiness of hypothermia have manifested, an exposure victim also gets drowsy.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • In January 2024, Lola was diagnosed with leukemia after her parents initially mistook bruises appearing across her body for childhood clumsiness.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Definition of clumsiness
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