1. the quality or state of being inept; lack of skill, ability, or competence

Examples

• His ineptness at cooking resulted in a burnt dinner.
• The team’s ineptness on defense cost them the game.
• She was frustrated by her own ineptness with technology.
• The manager’s ineptness in handling the crisis made things worse.
• Despite his enthusiasm, his ineptness at public speaking was obvious.
• The company’s financial ineptness led to bankruptcy.