incompetent

adjective
UK: /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt/
US: /ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt/

  1. Not having the skill or ability to do something well or correctly.

    1. He's an incompetent fool, unable to manage simple tasks.
    2. The investigation revealed that the surgeon was incompetent and negligent.

Synonyms

inept unskilled incapable bungling
incompetent noun

  1. Someone who lacks the skills to do something successfully.

    1. He was labeled an incompetent after the project failed.
    2. The team leader removed the incompetent from the high-profile assignment immediately.

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The phonetic transcription of "incompetent" is /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt/ in British English and /ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "incompetent": inept, unskilled, incapable, bungling.

Example usage of "incompetent": "He's an incompetent fool, unable to manage simple tasks.". More examples on the page.