incompetent vs bad

bad vs incompetent

incompetent and bad both are nouns.

incompetent and bad both are adjectives.

incompetent is not an adverb while bad is an adverb.

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

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

incompetent (adjective)	bad (adjective)
not qualified or suited for a purpose	having undesirable or negative qualities
legally not qualified or sufficient	feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
not doing a good job	reproduced fraudulently
not meeting requirements	characterized by wickedness or immorality
showing lack of skill or aptitude	capable of harming
	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

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

Difference between incompetent and bad

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