Unreliable Meaning in English

word

US

/ˌənɹiˈɫaɪəbəɫ/, /ˌənɹɪˈɫaɪəbəɫ/

un-ree-LY-uh-buhl

UK

/ˌʌnɹɪlˈaɪəbəl/

un-ri-LY-uh-buhl

التعريف

Someone or something that is unreliable cannot be trusted to do what is expected or to work properly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Unreliable' is mildly negative and used for people, technology, information, or even weather. Common collocations: 'unreliable source', 'unreliable car', 'unreliable friend'. Not as strong as 'untrustworthy' (which implies dishonesty).

• Spanish: poco fiable - poco confiable - poco seguro
• Portuguese (BR): não confiável - pouco confiável
• Portuguese (PT): não fiável - pouco confiável
• Chinese (Simplified): 不可靠
• Chinese (Traditional): 不可靠
• Hindi: अविश्वसनीय
• Arabic: غير موثوق
• Bengali: অবিশ্বস্ত - ভরসাহীন
• Russian: ненадёжный
• Japanese: 信頼できない
• Vietnamese: không đáng tin cậy
• Korean: 신뢰할 수 없는
• Turkish: güvenilmez
• Urdu: غیر قابلِ اعتماد
• Indonesian: tidak dapat diandalkan

جمل نموذجية

My old phone is unreliable and often stops working.

basic

You cannot trust an unreliable person with important tasks.

basic

The train schedule is unreliable during storms.

basic

His excuses sound pretty unreliable to me.

natural

Sorry, but the Wi-Fi here is totally unreliable.

natural

That news website is known for being unreliable.

natural