Incompetence and Malfunction

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

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

Nearby Words: incompetent, incompetently

Malfunction noun - A failure to function normally.

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Incompetence and malfunction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Incompetence" instead a noun "Malfunction".

simple	simple incompetence	simple malfunction
actual	actual incompetence	actual malfunction
massive	massive incompetence	massive malfunction
dangerous	dangerous incompetence	dangerous malfunction
Other adjectives: major, catastrophic, apparent, sudden.

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