inaptitude

noun

Definition of inaptitudenext
as in disqualification

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaptitude
  1. disqualification
  2. incompetence
  3. inability
  4. incompetency
  5. incapacity
  6. ineptitude
  7. impotence
Noun
  • It's not known at this stage if the disqualification was decided upon by Bandai Namco itself or by organizers at Start.gg.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Any violation of these rules may, at Sponsor’s discretion, result in disqualification.
    Vogue Club, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of disqualification
Noun
  • The history of medicine is too littered with incompetence and immorality to believe that doctors have always been worthy of this status.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In a pre-dawn online news conference, an angry Sara Duterte accused Mr. Marcos of incompetence as a president and of being a liar, along with his wife and the House speaker in expletives-laden remarks.
    Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of incompetence
Noun
  • Lindner also spoke ahead of Monday's vote, and blamed the coalition's downfall on its inability to come up with solutions to boost the country's faltering economy, which in turn alienated voters.
    H.J. Mai, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Infertility is defined as a couple’s inability to conceive after trying for at least a year.7 Medications, assisted reproductive therapy (ART), and lifestyle modifications all play a role in treating this condition.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of inability
Noun
  • Brown signed an incompetency finding last Wednesday.
    Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Any disagreements, incompetencies, and misunderstandings will cause visible damage to your home and your mental health during the process.
    Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
Definition of incompetency
Noun
  • In 2006, at the age of 30, I was diagnosed with a rare, progressive, genetic muscle wasting disease called Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy (or GNE Myopathy) that leads to tetraplegia, severe incapacity of one’s arms, legs, and torso.
    Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The deal never happened, so in January 1996, Lutnick activated an incapacity committee that had been outlined in the partnership agreements.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of incapacity
Noun
  • Is this Scott redoing American Gangster as a grand Italian tragedy, or scabrous comedy about a family undone by their ineptitude and excess?
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Political ineptitude and corruption remain major concerns as the nation looks to propel its new government, formed in June but which is losing public trust as divisions mount between the dual executive, headed by the prime minister and presidential council.
    Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of ineptitude
Noun
  • At the moment, Labuschagne's batting is suffering through impotence.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • But Harrelson capably channels his character’s impotence, unable to suppress his shame that his wife is becoming the breadwinner by writing catchy jingles.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Definition of impotence
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