unsoundness

Noun

Meaning

unsoundness (countable and uncountable, plural unsoundnesses)

The state of being unsound.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

error instability sickness fragility frailty psychopathy debility frailness daftness decrepitude puniness insubstantiality insaneness flimsiness brain damage
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Antonyms

sapience weal welfare sanity robustness soundness
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Hypernyms

badness condition bad misconception

Hyponyms

decay disrepair

Related terms

sound unsound

Phrases with the word

unsoundness of mind

Examples

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind. Thomas Babington Macaulay

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures, have become clearer and stronger with advancing years and I see no reason for thinking I shall ever change them. Abraham Lincoln

Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value. If no warranty is given, a close examination is a matter of particular importance to the Negro jockey. Solomon Northup

Close letter words and terms

unsounded unsounding unsoundly unsoundness of mind unsour unsourceable