bad vs incompetent

incompetent vs bad

bad and incompetent both are nouns.

bad and incompetent both are adjectives.

bad is an adverb but incompetent is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bad	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
incompetent	Yes	Yes	No	No

bad (noun)	incompetent (noun)
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency	someone who is not competent to take effective action

bad (adjective)	incompetent (adjective)
having undesirable or negative qualities	not qualified or suited for a purpose
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone	legally not qualified or sufficient
reproduced fraudulently	not doing a good job
characterized by wickedness or immorality	not meeting requirements
capable of harming	showing lack of skill or aptitude
below average in quality or performance
serious or severe
not capable of being collected
not working properly
nonstandard
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
physically unsound or diseased
not financially safe or secure

bad (adverb)	incompetent (adverb)
very much; strongly
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Difference between bad and incompetent

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