unreliability

Definitions

The quality or state of not being trustworthy or dependable.

The tendency to fail to perform as expected or required.

Examples

The unreliability of the old engine made our long road trip quite stressful.

Investors were wary of the startup due to the documented unreliability of its financial reporting.

His reputation for unreliability meant that he was rarely trusted with important tasks.

Synonyms

inconsistency unpredictability instability fickleness untrustworthiness erraticness capriciousness

Antonyms

reliability dependability consistency steadiness trustworthiness stability predictability