Definition of unreliability in English:
unreliability
noun ʌnrɪlʌɪəˈbɪlɪtiˌənrəˌlaɪəˈbɪlədi
mass nounInability to be relied upon or trusted.
she causes havoc in the office because of her unreliability
the unreliability of memory
Example sentencesExamples
- All he had to show for his service was a record of unreliability.
- The memory researcher appeared on a television show about the unreliability of eyewitness testimony.
- Accounts of population movements in the past usually begin with a reference to the unreliability of the data.
- The bikes quickly developed a reputation for unreliability—they couldn't handle the hard paces through which Americans put them.
- In discussing these events, Kelsey does an excellent job of highlighting the unreliability of contemporary written sources.
Definition of unreliability in US English:
unreliability
nounˌənrəˌlaɪəˈbɪlədiˌənrəˌlīəˈbilədē
Inability to be relied upon or trusted.
she causes havoc in the office because of her unreliability
the unreliability of memory
Example sentencesExamples
- The bikes quickly developed a reputation for unreliability—they couldn't handle the hard paces through which Americans put them.
- All he had to show for his service was a record of unreliability.
- Accounts of population movements in the past usually begin with a reference to the unreliability of the data.
- The memory researcher appeared on a television show about the unreliability of eyewitness testimony.
- In discussing these events, Kelsey does an excellent job of highlighting the unreliability of contemporary written sources.