incompetency (C1)
noun
Definition
incompetency means the condition of being incompetent. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses incompetency to mean the condition of being incompetent.
The teacher asked students to find incompetency in the reading.
Check the words around incompetency to choose the right meaning.
How to Use incompetency
- a/the incompetency (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a incompetency."
- incompetency in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked incompetency in context before translating it."
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