unreliable B2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˌʌn.ɹəˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/ UK /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #13120 Meanings 1 adj Not able to be trusted or depended on His old car was so unreliable that it often broke down. 2 adj Likely to be wrong or misleading The witness gave an unreliable account of the accident. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not able to be trusted or... undependable 2 adj · likely to be wrong or... undependable Etymology AI details From un- + reliable. Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unreliable **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌn.ɹəˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 13120 ## Meanings 1. Not able to be trusted or depended on 2. Likely to be wrong or misleading ## Examples - His old car was so unreliable that it often broke down. - The witness gave an unreliable account of the accident. ## Etymology From un- + reliable. ## AI Etymology Unreliable is from un- + reliable. The surface analysis is un- + reliable. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean not able to be trusted or depended on, or likely to be wrong or misleading. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown