Meanings
noununreliability (countable and uncountable, plural unreliabilities)
plural unreliabilities
- countableuncountableThe quality of being unreliable.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe trait of not being dependable or reliable
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishreliability
- Englishunreliability
From un- + reliability.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech nespolehlivost
- nespolehlivostthe quality of being unreliable
Finnish epäluotettavuus
- epäluotettavuusthe quality of being unreliable
French manque de sérieux, manque de fiabilité
- manque de sérieuxthe quality of being unreliable
- manque de fiabilitéthe quality of being unreliable
German Unzuverlässigkeit
- Unzuverlässigkeitthe quality of being unreliable
Hungarian megbízhatatlanság
- megbízhatatlanságthe quality of being unreliable
Polish awaryjność
- awaryjnośćthe quality of being unreliable
Russian ненадёжность
- ненадёжность (nenadjóžnostʹ)the quality of being unreliable
Spanish inseguridad
- inseguridadthe quality of being unreliable
Ukrainian ненаді́йність
- ненаді́йність (nenadíjnistʹ)the quality of being unreliable
Cite this entry
APA
unreliability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreliability
MLA
“unreliability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreliability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unreliability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreliability.
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