Failing and Incompetence

Failing

Failing noun - A defect in character.

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Incompetence and failing are semantically related in insecurity topic. In some cases you can use "Incompetence" instead a noun "Failing".

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failed

Incompetence noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.

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Failing and incompetence are semantically related in insecurity topic. Sometimes you can use "Failing" instead a noun "Incompetence".

Nearby Words: incompetent, incompetently

natural	natural failing	natural incompetence
initial	initial failing	initial incompetence
true	true failing	true incompetence
blatant	blatant failing	blatant incompetence
Other adjectives: actual, terrible, personal, major, frequent, occasional.

You Have Failed Me: Satan murders Guido for failing to kill Dracula before his return.Satan: I despise incompetence.

Source: Video Game / Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
DarkSydePhil is often seen as this, with his complete inability to play any game, and his constant excuses for failing (it's almost always the fault of the game and not his own incompetence).

Source: So Bad, It's Good
The last we hear of him is that he was executed for gross incompetence after failing to stop multiple sabotage's on royal property.

Source: Shrouded in Myth

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