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Webster 1913 Edition
Incompetency
{
In-com′pe-tence
,In-com′pe-tency
, }Noun.
[Cf. F.
incompétence
.] 1.
The quality or state of being incompetent; lack of physical, intellectual, or moral ability; lack of qualifications or training (for a particular task); insufficiency; inadequacy;
“Some inherent incompetency.” as, the
. incompetency
of a child for hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual effortsGladstone.
Syn. – incompetence.
Syn. – Inability; insufficiency; inadequacy; disqualification; incapability; unfitness.
Definition 2025
incompetency
incompetency
English
Noun
incompetency (usually uncountable, plural incompetencies)
- The condition of being incompetent