Unreliable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

liable to be erroneous or misleading

not worthy of reliance or trust

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌnɹᵻlˈaɪəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌnɹɪlˈaɪəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌnɹɪlˈaɪəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnɹᵻlˈaɪəbəl/.

Examples

an undependable generalization
in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
an undependable assistant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

treacherous undependable

Antonyms

dependable reliable

Parts of Speech

adjective	liable to be erroneous or misleading “an undependable generalization”
adjective	not worthy of reliance or trust “in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable”
adjective	dangerously unstable and unpredictable “treacherous winding roads”
adjective	lacking a sense of responsibility

Word Forms

undependableness	noun	the trait of not being dependable or reliable
unreliableness	noun	the trait of not being dependable or reliable
unreliability	noun	the trait of not being dependable or reliable
undependability	noun	the trait of not being dependable or reliable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unzuverlässig

möglicherweise fehlerhaft oder irreführend

🇫🇷French

peu fiable

susceptible d'être erroné ou trompeur

🇪🇸Spanish

faltón

susceptible de ser erróneo o engañoso

🇮🇹Italian

inaffidabile

suscettibili di essere errati o fuorvianti

🇳🇱Dutch

onbetrouwbaar

waarschijnlijk onjuist of misleidend zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

não confiável

passível de ser errôneo ou enganoso

🇷🇺Russian

ненадежный

может быть ошибочным или вводящим в заблуждение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अविश्वसनीय

ग़लत या भ्रामक होने के लिए उत्तरदायी

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিশ্বস্ত

ভুল বা বিভ্রান্তিকর হতে দায়বদ্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பமுடியாதது

தவறான அல்லது தவறாக வழிநடத்தும் பொறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నమ్మదగని

తప్పుగా లేదా తప్పుదారి పట్టించే బాధ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

अविश्वसनीय

चुकीचे किंवा दिशाभूल करण्यासाठी जबाबदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિશ્વસનીય

ભૂલભરેલું અથવા ગેરમાર્ગે દોરવા માટે જવાબદાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಾರ್ಹವಲ್ಲ

ತಪ್ಪಾದ ಅಥವಾ ತಪ್ಪುದಾರಿಗೆಳೆಯುವ ಹೊಣೆಗಾರಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്വസനീയമല്ലാത്ത

തെറ്റോ തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ ആകാൻ ബാധ്യസ്ഥനാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰੋਸੇਯੋਗ

ਗਲਤ ਜਾਂ ਗੁੰਮਰਾਹਕੁੰਨ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل اعتبار

غلط یا گمراہ کن ہونے کا ذمہ دار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不可靠的

容易出现错误或误导

🇯🇵Japanese

信頼できない

誤りまたは誤解を招く可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

신뢰할 수 없는

오류가 있거나 오해의 소지가 있는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đáng tin cậy

có khả năng sai sót hoặc gây nhầm lẫn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่น่าเชื่อถือ

มีแนวโน้มที่จะผิดพลาดหรือทำให้เข้าใจผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak dapat diandalkan

kemungkinan besar salah atau menyesatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mapagkakatiwalaan

mananagot na maging mali o nakaliligaw

🇲🇾Malay

tidak boleh dipercayai

berkemungkinan tersilap atau mengelirukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير موثوق بها

عرضة للخطأ أو التضليل

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل اعتماد

ممکن است اشتباه یا گمراه کننده باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

güvenilmez

hatalı veya yanıltıcı olabilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מְהֵימָן

עלול להיות שגוי או מטעה

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