English

Adjective
incompetent

1. Unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability.

#:Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.

1. Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.

#:The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.

Translations
trans-top|Unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability
Finnish: epäpätevä, taitamaton
German: inkompetent
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trans-top|Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired
Finnish: kykenemätön, kyvytön, pystymätön
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Usage notes
The form incompetent of, as in "I am incompetent of doing anything!" is heard (US). It is incorrect, the intended word is incapable.

io:incompetent
sv:incompetent
vi:incompetent
zh:incompetent

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