Unsoundness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a condition of damage or decay

a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnsˈaʊndnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnsˈaʊndnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnsˈaʊndnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnsˈaʊndnəs/.

Examples

the unsoundness of his conclusion was obvious
no one can be a poet without a certain unsoundness of mind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

soundness

Parts of Speech

noun	a condition of damage or decay
noun	a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid “the unsoundness of his conclusion was obvious”
noun	not mentally or physically healthy “no one can be a poet without a certain unsoundness of mind”

Word Forms

unsound

adjective

not in good condition; damaged or decayed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unzulänglichkeit

ein Zustand der Beschädigung oder des Verfalls

🇫🇷French

maladresse

un état de dommage ou de pourriture

🇪🇸Spanish

falta de solidez

una condición de daño o descomposición

🇮🇹Italian

instabilità

una condizione di danneggiamento o degrado

🇳🇱Dutch

ondeugdelijkheid

een toestand van schade of verval

🇵🇹Portuguese

doença

uma condição de dano ou decadência

🇷🇺Russian

несостоятельность

состояние повреждения или распада

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कारण सीमित

क्षति या क्षय की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থিরতা

ক্ষতি বা ক্ষয়ের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவின்மை

சேதம் அல்லது சிதைவின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్వస్థత

నష్టం లేదా క్షయం యొక్క పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्वस्थता

नुकसान किंवा क्षय होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

નુકસાન અથવા સડોની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ

ಹಾನಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕೊಳೆಯುವಿಕೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥ

കേടുപാടുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്ഷയത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੜਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

نقصان یا خرابی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不健全

损坏或腐烂的情况

🇯🇵Japanese

不健全さ

損傷または腐敗の状態

🇰🇷Korean

불건전함

손상되거나 부패된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không lành mạnh

một tình trạng hư hỏng hoặc phân rã

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่มั่นคง

สภาพของความเสียหายหรือการผุพัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaksehatan

kondisi rusak atau membusuk

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng husay

isang kondisyon ng pinsala o pagkabulok

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sihat

keadaan kerosakan atau pereputan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم السلامة

حالة التلف أو الاضمحلال

🇮🇷Persian

نامناسب بودن

شرایط آسیب یا پوسیدگی

🇹🇷Turkish

sağlıksızlık

hasar veya bozulma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר היגיון

מצב של נזק או ריקבון

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