Incompetent (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who is not competent to take effective action.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The previous manager was an incompetent whose constant mistakes led to a serious decline in company performance.
- In order to prevent further losses, the board of directors had to fire the incompetent who was leading the marketing department.
- After several failed projects, it became clear that the new employee was an incompetent who needed further training before being assigned major responsibilities.
- The company's success had suffered significantly under the leadership of an incompetent CEO who kept making disastrous business decisions.
- Many employees felt that their talents were being wasted while working under an incompetent boss who couldn't even manage his own workload.