inaptitude

[ in-ap-ti-tood, -tyood ]

noun

1. lack of aptitude; unfitness.
2. unskillfulness; lack of dexterity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inaptitude¹

First recorded in 1610–20; in- ³ + aptitude

Example Sentences

I visit Marconi less often now, but more from inaptitude than fear.

From New York Times

In a television interview Friday, Erdogan accused leaders of Iraq’s autonomous region of “serious political inaptitude” for going ahead with plans to hold the vote on Sept. 25.

From Seattle Times

All the characters in the book go mad, and the author's utter inaptitude for literature turns what might have been passable third-rate melodrama into a farce.

From Project Gutenberg

We cannot add one moment to its eternity, nor by our inaptitude diminish the proper glory of our art.

From Project Gutenberg

So I floundered and fumbled and failed, through long years for the mere want of the small dose of cynical courage required for recognising frankly my congenital inaptitude.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• failure
• impotence
• incompetence
• inefficiency
• ineptitude
• lack
• shortcoming
• weakness