as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
the nurse's ineptitude made it clear that she would be happier in a different line of work
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Recent Examples of ineptitude
But while SpaceX remains critical to NASA (thanks in part to Boeing’s ineptitude at developing crewed spacecraft and Blue Origin’s slow start), Tesla no longer has a lane to itself in the electric-vehicle market.
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 19 Feb. 2025
In January 2024, a third-party probe into Cruise revealed that culture issues, ineptitude and poor leadership were at the center of regulatory oversights and cover-up concerns that had plagued the company.
—Michael Wayland,hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The Detroit Lions, birthed in 1929 and plagued by a century of incompetence, meeting the Los Angeles Chargers, 1960-made and the poster children for ineptitude.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
There are constant if unspoken reminders of the gringos’ ineptitude born out complacency and entitlement, which become evident through the resourcefulness of the locals.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 19 Feb. 2025
In January 2024, a third-party probe into Cruise revealed that culture issues, ineptitude and poor leadership were at the center of regulatory oversights and cover-up concerns that had plagued the company.
—Michael Wayland,hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The Detroit Lions, birthed in 1929 and plagued by a century of incompetence, meeting the Los Angeles Chargers, 1960-made and the poster children for ineptitude.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
There are constant if unspoken reminders of the gringos’ ineptitude born out complacency and entitlement, which become evident through the resourcefulness of the locals.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ineptitude
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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptitude. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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