ineptitude

[ in-ep-ti-tood, -tyood, ih-nep- ]

/ ɪnˈɛp tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud, ɪˈnɛp- /

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noun

quality or condition of being inept.

an inept act or remark.

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RELATED WORDS

inability, incompetence, awkwardness, ineptness, clumsiness

Nearby words

ineloquent, ineluctable, ineludible, inenarrable, inept, ineptitude, inequable, inequality, inequilateral, inequitable, inequity

Origin of ineptitude

From the Latin word ineptitūdō, dating back to 1605–15. See inept, -i-, -tude

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Examples from the Web for ineptitude

This pile of garbage and ineptitude is heading in one direction—toward a long-term crisis very costly to all.
Cut the Baloney on Ukraine|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their ineptitude required the seaman to abandon his post at the tiller and man an oar himself.
The Titanic’s Haute Heroine: The Countess of Rothes|Elizabeth Kaye|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It can just about compensate for any degree of ineptitude when running for office.
The Ad Campaign That Could Save Herman Cain|Judith Grey|November 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His reputation for ineptitude was enhanced when his secret testimony to the special tribunal recently leaked to the press.
Lebanon's Dangerous Power Struggle|Christopher Dickey|January 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The episodes conclude with the dates, which usually go badly—often thanks to the men's ineptitude at basic human decency.
The Cattiest Matchmaker|Emily Gould|February 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Gordon was simply sacrificed to ineptitude in high quarters at home.
An Autobiography|Elizabeth Butler
He was like a man who goes into a contest conquered already by his ineptitude at arms––and Kitty would have her way!
Hidden Water|Dane Coolidge
So quickly did the forcefulness or ineptitude of four commanders determine the course of events.
William Pitt and the Great War|John Holland Rose
Cooper resented his authority over himself and Stand Watie interpreted his waiting policy as due to inertness and ineptitude.
The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War|Annie Heloise Abel
The very style of the schoolmen became a byword for ineptitude and barbarism.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds