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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 Latin 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'competentia', meaning meeting together or adequacy. It entered the English language in the late 16th century via French, evolving to denote a lack of ability, qualification, or legal capacity to perform a duty.
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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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