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Unreliability   /ˌənrilˌaɪəbˈɪlɪti/   Listen
Unreliability

noun
1.
The trait of not being dependable or reliable.  Synonyms: undependability, undependableness, unreliableness.





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"Unreliability" Quotes from Famous Books



... the "elastic theory" is worthless for the design of reinforced concrete arches, basing his objections on the shrinkage of concrete in setting, the unreliability of deflection formulas for beams, and the lack of rigidity of the abutments. The writer, noting that concrete setting in air shrinks, whereas concrete setting in water expands, believes that if the arch be properly wetted until the setting up of the concrete has progressed ...
— Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design • Edward Godfrey
... testimony under the curse of being a policeman, one of that class whom most jurymen take pride in saying they hold in natural distrust. In a word, the white witnesses to the dastardly murder of Quong Lee created a general impression of unreliability upon the minds of the jury, who wholly failed to realize the somewhat obvious truth that the witnesses to a crime in Chinatown will naturally if not inevitably be persons who either reside ...
— Tutt and Mr. Tutt • Arthur Train


Words linked to "Unreliability" :   fallibility, irresponsibleness, dependableness, instability, irreproducibility, irresponsibility, reliability, dependability, unreliable, reliableness


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