incompetence
2
6.4
- noun
- /ˌɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns/
- Specialized
:
insuficiencia
- Ostensibly a self-policing body to discipline doctors, the panel usually served to whitewash medical incompetence.
- mental incompetence
Examples
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She later died while in Palestinian medical facilities, probably due to medical incompetence by the staff.
Blog text (23) -
Mr. Petersen, there was a simple test that the health court used to ask in all cases of mental incompetence.
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As I understand it, a court finding of mental incompetence can be used to force an adult to undergo medical treatment.
Blog text (8) -
Patients change physicians not just because of medical incompetence, but primarily because of poor bedside manners.
Academic text (1993) -
Practically all of the officers interviewed complained about the physical and mental incompetence of the draftees they are sent to work with.
Academic text (2010) -
Incompetent to stand trial: Winning a ruling of incompetence to stand trial has the same practical result as an NGRI verdict—the defendant is confined to a psychiatric facility.
Academic text (2012) -
The doctor explained that mental incompetence can affect a patient's ability to make informed medical decisions.
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The court ruled that the defendant's mental incompetence prevented him from understanding the charges against him.
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In cases of mental incompetence, family members often have to make decisions on behalf of the affected individual.
Synonyms
177
2.8
Not able to do something you need to do
62
6.1
A loss of ability caused by damage or other problems
4
7.9
A part of the body not working well enough to do its job
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A valve in the heart or veins that cannot close properly and lets blood leak
How Functional
∞
1.0
- Specialized
4
7.9
76
6.1
- Specialized
2
6.4
- Specialized
396
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
incompetence = competence (transparent) = in + compet + ence
In the medical sense, it transparently means absence of normal functional competence.
Etymology
Incompetence in medicine uses the same parts in- 'not' and competence 'ability'. It describes when a body part or organ is 'not able' to do its normal job, for example a valve or muscle that cannot work properly.