incompetent

Definition of incompetent in English English dictionary: A person who is incompetent; 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.; 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.; not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose; A person who, because of a mental or physical disability, is unable to look after his or her own affairs; One who is incapable; any person who is, by reason of age, disease, weakness of mind or any other cause, unable, unassisted to properly manage and take care of himself or his property, and by reason thereof, would be likely to be deceived or imposed upon by artful or designing persons; One who is mentally incompetent, incapable, any person who is not insane, but by the reason of old age, disease or weakness of mind, or any other cause, is unable, if unassisted to manage properly and take care of himself or his property or by reason thereof would likely be deceive or imposed upon by artful or designing persons; not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"; not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess; showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"; {s} incapable; unfit, inadequate; inexpert; lacking power to act with legal effectiveness (Law); not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"; someone who is not competent to take effective action; one not legally capable of completing a contract Includes the mentally ill, minors, and others considered incapable; someone who is not competent to take effective action not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"; Applied to strata, a formation, a rock, or a rock structure not combining sufficient firmness and flexibility to transmit a thrust and to lift a load by bending; An individual who is unable to handle his own affairs by reason of some medical condition, [e g insanity, Alzheimer's]; One who lacks ability, legal qualification, or fitness to manage his own affairs; A person who cannot manage his or her own affairs One who is legally declared insane would be an example of an incompetent Children under a certain age are also considered incompetents for some purposes (LE); One who lacks ability, legal qualification or fitness to manage his/her own affairs; The inability because of mental defect to manage one's personal or business affairs with intelligent reasoning, thereby disqualifying them from entering into legally binding contracts; disapproval If you describe someone as incompetent, you are criticizing them because they are unable to do their job or a task properly. He wants the power to sack incompetent teachers. competent An incompetent is someone who is incompetent. I'm surrounded by incompetents!. not having the ability or skill to do a job properly competent; {i} incapable person, incompetent person; one who is not legally qualified (Law); Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible; One who is incapable of managing his or her legal and financial affairs because of mental deficiency or failure to have yet attained legal age; One who is mentally incompetent, incapable; any person who, though not insane, is, by reason of old age, disease, weakness of mind, or any other cause, unable unassisted to properly manage and take care of himself or his property; One who is mentally incompetent or incapable; any person who, though not insane, is by reason of old age, disease, weakness of mind, or any other cause, unable to properly manage and care for himself/herself or his/her property without assistance and by reason thereof would be likely to be deceived or imposed upon by artful or designing persons; Not capable, usually in the mental sense When referring to a contract or will, a person who is not legally capable of signing and being bound to such a document; not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"; An individual who has been declared by a court to be unable to handle and manage their own affairs; Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence; Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit
incompetent cervix: (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth
incompetent witness: {i} witness who is not legally qualified (Law)
ıncompetent: {a} inadequate, unsuitable, unable
incompetently: in an incompetent manner; "he did the job rather incompetently
incompetently: In an competent manner; inadequately; unsuitably
incompetently: inadequately, ineffectively, incapably
incompetently: In an incompetent manner
incompetently: in an incompetent manner; "he did the job rather incompetently"