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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesineptitude
/ɪˈnɛptɪtjuːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Lack of skill or ability.
"The manager's complete ineptitude led to the failure of the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ineptitudo', from 'ineptus' meaning 'unapt, unsuitable' (from 'in-' meaning 'not' + 'aptus' meaning 'apt, fit').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "ineptitude" is said worldwide
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inaptitude
Transliteration: inaptitude
"Son ineptitude à gérer la crise était évidente."
Unfähigkeit
Transliteration: Unfaehigkeit
"Seine völlige Unfähigkeit führte zum Scheitern."
inettitudine
Transliteration: inettitudine
"La sua inettitudine è costata cara all'azienda."
ineptitud
Transliteration: ineptitud
"Demostró una gran ineptitud para el puesto."
ineptidão
Transliteration: ineptidao
"A ineptidão dele surpreendeu a todos."
अयोग्यता
Transliteration: ayogyata
"उसकी अयोग्यता के कारण परियोजना विफल हो गई।"
无能
Transliteration: wúnéng
"他的无能导致了项目的失败。"
무능력
Transliteration: muneungryeok
"그의 무능력이 프로젝트를 망쳤다."
不適格
Transliteration: futekikaku
"彼の不適格さがチーム全体に迷惑をかけた。"
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