unreliable
intermediateB1/ʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/ · un-re-li-a-ble
not able to be relied upon; not trustworthy.
Meanings
not able to be relied upon; not trustworthy.
ایسا جو قابلِ اعتماد نہ ہو؛ جس پر بھروسہ نہ کیا جا سکے۔
غیر معتبر
ghair mutabar
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- unreliable source
- unreliable information
- unreliable friend
Example Sentences
His testimony was considered unreliable by the jury.
اس کی گواہی کو جیوری نے غیر معتبر سمجھا۔
Us ki gawahi ko jury ne ghair mutabar samjha.
The weather forecast was unreliable this week.
اس ہفتے موسم کی پیش گوئی غیر معتبر تھی۔
Is hafte mausam ki peshgoi ghair mutabar thi.
You shouldn't rely on him; he's too unreliable.
تمہیں اس پر بھروسہ نہیں کرنا چاہئے؛ وہ بہت غیر معتبر ہے۔
Tumhain is par bharosa nahi karna chahiye; woh bohat ghair mutabar hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'un' in unreliability as a broken link in a chain of trust.
Imagine a failing bridge that cannot be trusted to hold weight.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
آخرت کا جو حال ہے، سب کو ایک دن معلوم ہے، دوستی میں بھی غیر معتبر ہے زمانہ، سب کی وجہ سے معمول ہے.
Aakhirat ka jo haal hai, sab ko aik din maloom hai, Dosti mein bhi ghair mutabar hai zamaana, sab ki wajah se maamool hai.
The state of the hereafter is known to all one day, In friendship too, the world is unreliable, it's the reason for all regularity.
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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
آشکارا سچ بھی ناقابل اعتبار ہے۔
Aashkara sach bhi na qabil aitbaar hai.
Even an apparent truth is untrustworthy.
📖 Etymology
Origin: English "reliable" — worthy of reliance or trust
First known use: 19th century
The prefix 'un-' denotes the negation of the root word 'reliable', which itself derives from the Latin root 'reliabilis', meaning 'able to be relied on'.