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Definition of "ineptitude" []

  • The quality of being inept; ineptness. (noun)
  • An inept act or remark. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ineptitude" in a sentence
  • "Mr. Kan's critics say the answers are being delayed by what they characterize as his ineptitude, and say the only solution is to force him out."
  • "He left the Kimberley Process in protest last year, because of what he called ineptitude and hypocrisy among some member states, and he named South Africa, Russia, China and India as countries which undermined the certification process."
  • "That kind of ineptitude is clearly a NeoCon republican specific trait!"