ineptness

ineptness
noun
1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
• Derivationally related forms: ↑slow (for: ↑slowness), ↑maladroit (for: ↑maladroitness), ↑inept, ↑clumsy (for: ↑clumsiness), ↑awkward (for: ↑awkwardness)
• Hypernyms: ↑unskillfulness
• Hyponyms: ↑rustiness
2. the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
• Derivationally related forms: ↑inept, ↑unsuitable (for: ↑unsuitableness), ↑unsuitable (for: ↑unsuitability)
• Hypernyms: ↑quality

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