ineptness


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Synonyms for ineptness

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

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But Contreras said voters could compromise on corruption, human rights violation and ineptness because the Constitution and the laws would always be there to provide remedies.
Reagan deserves some credit for skillful execution, and Carter surely deserves some blame for his ineptness, but in the end it is Jimmy Carter who must be credited with the idea.
Aran added that Ali is always mum in the National Assembly because of his 'ineptness and cannot purport to poke-nose' when Joho is mentioned.
The MRT is the best example of the ineptness of the Aquino administration in delivering basic services to our people, Colmenares said.
PPP's Ijaz Jakhrani said that lawlessness indicated the ineptness of the government, and stressed on government to tackle the issue of terrorism, advocating dialogue with terrorists, using power against them as the second option.
Like the Shia killings of last year in the region, this too was no spur of the moment attack and speaks volumes about the ineptness of the security and intelligence apparatus.
He criticized previous Hariri-led governments' corruption and ineptness accusing them of state fund embezzlement citing the examples of Solidere and moneys wasted on futile so-called infrastructures.
Admittedly, he inherited total chaos from David Blunkett, but his political ineptness only made matters worse.
During a recent television interview,al-Yawer, who routinely wears traditional Arab robes and headgear, was sharply critical of the American occupation,blaming US ineptness for the deteriorating law and order.
'The water crisis in Sindh had deepened to the extent of unavailability of drinking water in most parts of the province,' he said, adding that a famine-like situation prevailed in the rural areas because of ineptness and corruption on part of PPP and its government functionaries.
This should serve as a severe warning to the current MRT administrators to get their acts together and that ineptness prompted by illegal motives shall be dealt with severely, she said.
Shah added that Chaudhry Nisar admitted his government's ineptness by giving statement regarding verification of votes.
Strongly condemning the martyrdom of 21 levies officials by Taliban and the targeting of a bus carrying pilgrimages in Mastung which claimed another 20 precious lives, Imran Khan said that during the last five years, thousands of innocent people and security personnel had embraced martyrdom in various terrorist activities, which spoke volumes of the incumbent government's ineptness and incompetence.
He blamed Lebanese army ineptness in restoring security to Tripoli on politicians and criticized local Sunni clerics bent on fomenting sectarian strife between Alawites and Sunnis as he said.
I ASSUME summer has left us again for another year - well, it was good while it lasted and I certainly enjoyed it - but yet again I was amazed at the complete ineptness of the weather forecasters.