unreliability

unreliability

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English un-
English rely
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English reliable
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English reliability
English unreliability

    From un- + reliability.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    unreliability (countable and uncountable, plural unreliabilities)

    1. The quality of being unreliable.

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