Incompetence and Penalty

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

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

Nearby Words: incompetent, incompetently

Penalty noun - A sum of money to be paid as a punishment.

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Incompetence and penalty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Incompetence" instead a noun "Penalty".

natural	natural incompetence	natural penalty
actual	actual incompetence	actual penalty
massive	massive incompetence	massive penalty
extreme	extreme incompetence	extreme penalty
Other adjectives: social, personal, major.

The penalty for failure, incompetence, or low morale is instant decapitation.

Source: Villainous Demotivator
The entire city got very efficient (what with the death penalty for incompetence and all) but this ended up helping the heroes as the postal service was efficient enough to get them a vital piece of evidence before anyone worked out that it had been copied.

Source: No Delays for the Wicked

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