ineptitude
Collocations
4ADJ.
spanish
VERB + INEPTITUDE
conceal
INEPTITUDE + NOUN
gibraltarian, intransigence
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
The quality of being inept.
The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands.
An instance of being inept.
He droned on with platitudes and ineptitudes while Malone whispered to Enid that if Alasha was a fair specimen of the population it was just as well that his native land was safely engulfed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
- worthlessness
noun — unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
- awkwardness
- clumsiness
- ineptness
- maladroitness
- slowness
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falkla
WiktionaryHe droned on with platitudes and ineptitudes while Malone whispered to Enid that if Alasha was a fair specimen of the population it was just as well that his native land was safely engulfed in the Atl
WiktionaryHe tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand.
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