ineptitude

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  2. noun having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

Etymology

From Latin ineptitūdō. By surface analysis, inept + -itude.

In classic literature

Synonyms

awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness

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