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Noun
S:
(n)
incompetence
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incompetency
(lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
inability
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unfitness
(lacking the power to perform)
S:
(n)
quality
(an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
S:
(n)
attribute
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
S:
(n)
abstraction
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abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
antonym
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
incompetence
(inability of a part or organ to function properly)