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Pronunciation / Transliteration: muneung
"그의 무능이 회사에 큰 손실을 입혔다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Inability to do something successfully; lack of ability, qualification, or skill.
"The project failed due to sheer incompetence and poor management." - 2
A lack of legal qualification or fitness to discharge a duty.
"The lawyer was accused of professional incompetence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'incompetentia', combining the prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') with 'competentia' (meaning 'competence' or 'sufficiency'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, evolving to describe the lack of ability, qualifications, or legal capacity to perform a required task.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incompetence" is said worldwide
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incompétence
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pe.tɑ̃s
"Son incompétence a mis l'entreprise en danger."
Inkompetenz
Transliteration: ɪnkɔmpetˈɛnt͡s
"Die Inkompetenz des Beamten ärgerte viele Bürger."
incompetenza
Transliteration: iɱ.kom.peˈtɛn.tsa
"Non posso tollerare una tale incompetenza."
incompetencia
Transliteration: iŋ.kom.peˈten.sja
"Demostró una total incompetencia en su puesto de trabajo."
incompetência
Transliteration: ĩ.kõ.peˈtẽ.si.ɐ
"A incompetência da equipe custou o contrato."
अक्षमता
Transliteration: akshamata
"उसकी अक्षमता के कारण योजना विफल हो गई।"
无能
Transliteration: wú néng
"他的无能导致了项目的失败。"
무능
Transliteration: muneung
"그의 무능이 회사에 큰 손실을 입혔다."
無能
Transliteration: munō
"彼の無能がチーム全体を困惑させた。"
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