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unreliability vs instability

instability vs unreliability

unreliability and instability both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
unreliability Yes No No No
instability Yes No No No
As nouns, instability is a hyponym of unreliability; that is, instability is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unreliability:
  • unreliability: the trait of not being dependable or reliable
  • instability: unreliability attributable to being unstable
Other hyponyms of unreliability include irreproducibility, fallibility.
unreliability (noun) instability (noun)
the trait of not being dependable or reliable the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute
unreliability attributable to being unstable
an unstable order
a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
Difference between unreliability and instability

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