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unfähig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • feckless adj Lacking direction, competence, or effectiveness; irresponsible and ineffective.
  • incompetent adj Lacking the skill or ability needed to do a job properly.
  • ineffective adjective Not producing the result you want or need.
  • inept adjective Lacking skill; clumsy or incompetent at doing something.
  • unable adj Not having the ability, power, or means to do something.

Senses

unfähig is used for these senses in English:

  • feckless Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
  • incompetent Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
  • ineffective Lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate.
  • inept Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
  • unable Not able; lacking a certain ability.
  • uncapable (obsolete) Not capable; incapable.

incompetent — full definition

  1. adj Lacking the skill or ability needed to do a job properly.
  2. adj (law) Not legally or mentally capable of making sound decisions.
  3. noun A person who lacks the ability to do something properly.

Related German words