English-Spanish translations for incompetent

• incompetente
  La UE tiene un gobierno poco democrático e incompetente. The EU gives undemocratic and incompetent government.
  Claramente, a este respecto, el G-20 ha sido incompetente. Clearly, in this respect, the G20 was incompetent.
  ¿Quiere eso decir que el Consejo es incompetente? Is the Council therefore incompetent?

Definition of incompetent

• Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected
• Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired
• Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born
• A person who is incompetent

Examples

• Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesnt know that.
• The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.

Related words

• incomplete
• incomparable
• incompatible
• incompatibility
• incompleteness
• incompetence
• incomprehensible
• nincompoop
• incomprehensibly