Foolishness and Incompetence

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Foolishness noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.

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Incompetence and foolishness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incompetence" instead a noun "Foolishness".

Nearby Words: fool, foolish, foolishly

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

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Foolishness and incompetence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foolishness" instead a noun "Incompetence".

Nearby Words: incompetent, incompetently

utter	utter foolishness	utter incompetence
sheer	sheer foolishness	sheer incompetence
rampant	rampant foolishness	rampant incompetence
childish	childish foolishness	childish incompetence
Other adjectives: apparent, overall.

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