Unreliable

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˌʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩

Definitions

One who or that which cannot be relied upon.

Equivalents

Españolno fidedigno non fiable poco confiable

Françaisà qui on ne peut pas se fier non fiable

Deutschunzuverlässig

24 more languages

العربيةعديم الثقة

Azərbaycan dilietibarsız

Беларускаяненадзе́йны

Българскиненадежден

Češtinanespolehlivý

Cymraegannibynadwy gwantan

Danskupålidelig

Ελληνικάαναξιόπιστος

Esperantonefidinda

Suomiepäluotettava

Gaeilgeabhógach ainfhéichiúnta neamhiontaofa

Magyarmegbízhatatlan

Íslenskaóáreiðanlegur

Italianoinaffidabile

Қазақ тілісенімсіз тұрақсыз

Te Reo Māorikahurangi

Македонскинедоверлив несигурен

Nederlandsonbetrouwbaar

Polskiawaryjny nierzetelny

Portuguêsinconfiável não confiável

Русскийнеблагонадёжный ненадежный

Svenskaopålitlig

Türkçegüvenilmez

Українськаненадійний

Examples

“His employment by the leading papers in Chicago was intermittent, as he was classed among the unreliables. One could never tell ⟳ when he was going to get ⟳ drunk.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

unreliable narrator Unreliableness Unreliably unreliance Unrelievable unrelievableness

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