Incompetent Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of INCOMPETENT

[more incompetent; most incompetent]

a

:

lacking necessary ability or skills

• an incompetent worker/doctor
• He is too incompetent to be trusted with such an important responsibility.
• The patient is mentally incompetent.

b

law

:

not able to take part in a trial

• The defendant was declared incompetent to stand trial.

• an incompetent witness

• The investigation was handled incompetently.

Britannica Dictionary definition of INCOMPETENT

[count]

:

a person who is not able to do something well

:

an incompetent person

• That department is full of incompetents.