ineptitude
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Types & categories
- unskillfulness hypernym
- rustiness hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness
Types & categories
- quality hypernym
- fecklessness hyponym
- groundlessness hyponym
- paltriness hyponym
- valuelessness hyponym
- shoddiness hyponym
- darn hyponym
- vanity hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | maladroit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dumb |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inept |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | awkward |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bungling |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | unskillfulness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rustiness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | worth |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worthless |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fecklessness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | groundlessness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | paltriness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | valuelessness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoddiness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | darn |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vanity |