/ ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns; NAmE -ˈkɑːm-/ noun
[ U ] the lack of skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done :
professional incompetence
police incompetence
He was dismissed for incompetence.
/ ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns; NAmE -ˈkɑːm-/ noun
[ U ] the lack of skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done :
professional incompetence
police incompetence
He was dismissed for incompetence.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005