ineptitude

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of trainingSynonyms: awkwardnessclumsinessineptnessmaladroitnessslowness
  2. having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful“the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness”Synonyms: worthlessness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ineptitude \In*ept"i*tude\, n. [L. ineptitudo.] [1913 Webster]

1.The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness. [1913 Webster]

That ineptitude for society, which is frequently the fault of us scholars.— Tatler.[1913 Webster]

2.Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness. [1913 Webster]

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