undependableness
Definition
Noun: - The quality or state of being undependable; unreliability: The trait of not being dependable or reliable, meaning a person or thing cannot be consistently trusted to perform as needed or expected.
Usage
This noun describes an inherent characteristic or quality. It is a formal term often used in analytical, psychological, or evaluative contexts to discuss the lack of reliability in a person's character, a system's performance, or an object's function.
Examples
- The chronic undependableness of the public transportation system frustrated commuters.
- His promotion was denied due to a well-documented history of undependableness and missed deadlines.
- The study examined the correlation between a person's perceived undependableness and their social relationships.
Advanced Usage
- Conceptual Use: The term can be applied abstractly to concepts like information or data sources.
- The undependableness of the early reports made it difficult to form an accurate conclusion.
Variants and Related Words
- Undependable (adjective): Not reliable; not worthy of trust or reliance.
- an undependable source of information
- Dependableness (noun): The quality of being dependable. (Antonym)
- Undependability (noun): A more common synonym for , identical in meaning.
Synonyms
- Unreliability
- Untrustworthiness
- Inconstancy
Antonyms
- Dependableness
- Reliability
- Trustworthiness
- Steadiness
Noun
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the trait of not being dependable or reliable
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