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ineptitude

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As a noun, ineptitude means the quality of being inept.

Meanings of ineptitude

4 meanings

noun

  1. The quality of being inept.

  2. An instance of being inept.

  3. Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

    Similar: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness

  4. Having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

    “the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness”

    Similar: worthlessness

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
awkwardnessclumsinessineptnessmaladroitnessslowness
noun: having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
worthlessness

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