Noun: ineptitude in'ep-ti,t(y)ood
- Clumsiness or lack of skill, especially due to insufficient training
"Her ineptitude in social situations was painfully obvious";
- awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness, cack-handedness [Brit, informal]
- Having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
"the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their ineptitude";
- worthlessness
Derived forms: ineptitudes
Type of: quality, unskilfulness [Brit, Cdn], unskillfulness [N. Amer]
Antonym: worth