incompetence
US /ɪnˈkɑ:mpɪtəns/
・UK /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns/
B2
noun
- Lack of skill or ability to do a task successfully
other
- The state of being unable to perform a task effectively.
- Lack of ability to do something successfully; general deficiency.
- Legal inability or disqualification.
- The state of a valve or other body part not functioning properly.
- Lack of ability or skill to do something successfully.
- In law, the state of being legally unfit to manage one's affairs.
Examples
He displayed his incompetence by turning in a report that was full of errors.
incompetence in writing