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- Dictionaryunreliability/ʌnrɪˌlʌɪəˈbɪlɪti/
noun
- 1. inability to be relied upon or trusted: "she causes havoc in the office because of her unreliability"
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UNRELIABILITY definition: 1. the quality of not being able to be trusted or believed: 2. the quality of not being able to be…. Learn more.
not able to be trusted or believed: The bus service is unreliable. unreliable evidence. Opposite. reliable. Fewer examples. Several unreliable dealers have been struck off our list of authorized suppliers. "He's so unreliable!" she said crossly. Managers had complained that the workers were lazy and unreliable.
noun. the condition of being not reliable or untrustworthy. his lateness and unreliability. The case collapsed because of the unreliability of his testimony. the unreliability of forensic evidence in the past. a make of car that became notorious for its unreliability. the unreliability of her watch. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of unreliability noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. un· re· li· able ˌən-ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl. Synonyms of unreliable. : not reliable : undependable, untrustworthy. an unreliable friend. an unreliable source of funding. an unreliable car. unreliability. ˌən-ri-ˌlī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. the unreliability of the data. a person with a reputation for unreliability. unreliably. ˌən-ri-ˈlī-ə-blē. adverb.
4 days ago · the trait of not being dependable or reliable.
not reliable; not to be relied or depended on. Synonyms: untrustworthy, undependable, irresponsible. unreliable. / ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl / adjective. not reliable; untrustworthy. an unreliable witness. Discover More. Other Words From. un re·li a·bil i·tyun re·li a·ble·ness noun. un re·li a·bly adverb. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
Definition of unreliable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(ʌnrɪlaɪəbəl ) adjective B2. If you describe a person, machine, or method as unreliable, you mean that you cannot trust them. Diplomats can be a notoriously unreliable and misleading source of information. His judgement was unreliable. He had an unreliable car. unreliability (ʌnrɪlaɪəbɪlɪti ) uncountable noun. ...his lateness and unreliability.
Someone unreliable can't be trusted to do something. Things can be unreliable too, like a bike with a wobbly wheel. The word "rely" is a clue to what unreliable means. When you can rely on something, you can count in it — it's reliable.
