unreliability

[US]/ˌʌn,rɪlaɪə'bɪləti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. lack of security or dependability

Example Sentences

the unreliability of uncorroborated confessions.

unreliability of the weather forecast

the unreliability of eyewitness testimony

dealing with the unreliability of public transportation

the unreliability of old technology

unreliability in communication can lead to misunderstandings

the unreliability of online reviews

the unreliability of certain sources of information

software bugs can cause unreliability in computer systems

the unreliability of cheap products

unreliability in relationships can lead to trust issues

Real-world Examples

But it added to the railways' growing reputation for unreliability.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Beyond the unreliability, we have a much bigger problem, and that problem is adversarial examples.

Source: Two-Minute Paper

The fact that he's getting better would indicate the unreliability of the tests.

Source: House M.D.

Often used to highlight the unreliability of eyewitnesses, the Rashomon effect usually occurs under two specific conditions.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

This changeability and malleability and sometimes the unreliability is not entirely bad.

Source: Radio Laboratory

He was expected to become the country's next leader, but President Mugabe accused Vice President Mnangagwa of, quote, disloyalty, disrespect, deceitfulness and unreliability.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

We should, far more than we do, use the reams of data about the unreliability of our fears as a guide to the future.

Source: The school of life

Like everyone else they don't like unreliability, whether in terms of getting the goods there when you promised them or the performance of the product itself.

Source: BEC Higher Listening Test Papers (Volume 2)

We all have a hidden fund of moral judgement stored away within us, and so I was about to wax indignant with the manager, and enter in my diary a tirade against the unreliability of our countrymen.

Source: Family and the World (Part 2)

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