Incompetence is the inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.
- Administrative incompetence, dysfunctional administrative behaviors that hinder attainment of organization goals
- Incompetence (book), a novel by Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant
- Military incompetence, failures of members of the military
Famous quotes containing the word incompetence:
“The incompetence of mere unaided virtue or right-mindedness ...”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“The two-party system has given this country the war of Lyndon Johnson, the Watergate of Nixon, and the incompetence of Carter. Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people survived on life-rafts.”
—Eugene J. McCarthy (b. 1916)