ineptitude
pronunciation
How to pronounce ineptitude in British English:
UK [ɪˈneptɪtju:d]
How to pronounce ineptitude in American English:
US [ɪˈneptɪttud]
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- Noun:
- unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Word Origin
- ineptitude (n.)
- 1610s, from French ineptitude, from Latin ineptitudo, noun of quality from ineptus "unsuitable, absurd" (see inept).
Example
- 1. But local government in new jersey is a parody of bureaucratic ineptitude .
- 2. Against the backdrop of ineptitude and risk-aversion at tepco headquarters , admiration for him is understandable .
- 3. Here , I would argue , simple ineptitude seems to be a bigger problem than disinclination to co-operate .
- 4. China may be exasperated with its korean ally 's economic ineptitude , but seems more afraid of the collapse of the regime and korean reunification .
- 5. Then japanese politicians , acting with the same sublime ineptitude that our own house of representatives displayed this week , ignored a growing banking crisis and dithered on a bailout .