unsoundness meaning

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unsoundness (noun): a condition of damage or decay.

unsoundness has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

unsoundness as a noun

  1. a condition of damage or decay

    Opposite: soundness

    Type of: condition

    Kinds: disrepair, decay

    Related forms: unsound

  2. a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid
    • the unsoundness of his conclusion was obvious

    Type of: misconception

    Related forms: unsound

  3. not mentally or physically healthy
    • no one can be a poet without a certain unsoundness of mind

    Opposite: soundness

    Type of: bad

    Related forms: unsound

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in SS · 11-letter words

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