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unreliability

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un·re·li·a·ble  (nr-l-bl)
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting a lack of reliability.

unre·lia·bili·ty, unre·lia·ble·ness n.
unre·lia·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.unreliabilityunreliability - the trait of not being dependable or reliable
irresponsibility, irresponsibleness - a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions
instability - unreliability attributable to being unstable
irreproducibility - the quality of being unreproducible; "he could not explain the irreproducibility of the results of his experiment"
fallibility - the likelihood of making errors
dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness - the quality of being dependable or reliable
Translations
unreliability [ˈʌnrɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] Nfalta f de fiabilidad
unreliability [ˌʌnrɪlaɪəˈbɪləti] n
[person] → manque m de sérieux
[confession, testimony, evidence] → manque m de fiabilité
[clock, instrument, car] → manque m de fiabilité
unreliability
unreliability [ˌʌnrɪlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] nscarsa affidabilità
unreliability [ˌʌnrɪlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] nscarsa affidabilità


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He noted with surprise the absence of Taglat, whom he had expected to find awaiting him outside the tent of Achmet Zek; but, accustomed as he was to the unreliability of apes, he gave no serious attention to the present defection of his surly companion.
At the first landing you run up against a pail and a broom, whereupon "mother" expatiates upon the unreliability of servant-girls, and bawls over the balusters for Sarah to come and take them away at once.
 
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