Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with incompetence in American Collocation
very bad
bungling
crass
gross
sheer
shocking
staggering
total
utter
Through its sheer incompetence the Government could be endangering people’s lives.
of a particular type
administrative
bureaucratic
managerial
military
ministerial
official
professional
These were “friendly-fire” casualties, victims of military incompetence.
show incompetence
demonstrate
display
prove
reveal
show
He said the case revealed gross incompetence by Ministers.
accuse someone of incompetence
accuse someone of
allege
They sued the company, alleging incompetence on the part of the managers.
hide incompetence
hide
The company is using the Data Protection Act to hide its own incompetence.