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incompetency

NOUN

inability

Synonyms

STRONG

disqualification failure frailty impotence inadequacy inaptitude incapability incapacity incompetence ineffectiveness ineffectualness inefficacy inefficiency ineptitude ineptness insufficiency inutility lack necessity powerlessness shortcoming unfitness weakness

WEAK

incapacitation

Antonyms

STRONG

ability enough plenty strength strong point success sufficiency

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"We have found procedural incompetency and failures in every case we have dealt with," it said.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

I want my relative to be safe and secure, but I am fearful that this declaration of incompetency by two doctors may tie my hands.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Prosecutors are fighting a designation of incompetency for the defendant.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

But I promise you some D.A.s would contest a finding of mental incompetency no matter what.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Because of his mental illness and incompetency, George was never retried or prosecuted.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

incompetency

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