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inaptitude

American

[in-ap-ti-tood, -tyood] / ɪnˈæp tɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /

noun

lack of aptitude; unfitness.
unskillfulness; lack of dexterity.

Etymology

Origin of inaptitude

First recorded in 1610–20; in- ³ + aptitude

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