unsoundness
Lack of integrity
Unsoundness is the quality of being flawed, weak, or unreliable.
An argument's unsoundness lies in faulty logic or false premises.
A building's unsoundness makes it unsafe.
The unsoundness of a horse refers to physical defects affecting its usefulness.
In banking, unsoundness suggests financial instability: Regulators cited the unsoundness of the institution's lending practices.
Error in reasoning
- invalidityState of being void
- flawImperfection in something
- errorFault in communication
- faulty reasoningInvalid logical process
circular reasoning · non sequitur · sophism · equivocation · contradiction · incoherence · illogicality · specious
Imperfection in something
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- fragilityEase of breaking
deterioration · damage · crack · fracture · fault · impairment · decay · corrosion
Inability to pay debts
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- shakinessState of quivering
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
risk · overextension · illiquidity · unreliability · weakness · exposure · fragility · undercapitalized
Tendency toward unpredictable change
- derangementDisturbed mental state
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
irrationality · dementia · psychosis · lunacy · madness · insanity · unhinged · disturbed
Weakness from illness or age
- frailtyWeakness of body
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- feeblenessLack of strength
ailment · illness · poor health · decrepitude · enfeeblement · sickly · unhealthy · impaired
fallacy
Error in reasoning
- invalidityState of being void
- flawImperfection in something
- errorFault in communication
faulty reasoning · circular reasoning · non sequitur · sophism · equivocation · contradiction · incoherence · illogicality · specious · spurious
flaw
Imperfection in something
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
fragility · deterioration · damage · crack · fracture · fault · impairment · decay · corrosion · rot
insolvency
Inability to pay debts
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- shakinessState of quivering
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
vulnerability · risk · overextension · illiquidity · unreliability · weakness · exposure · fragility · undercapitalized · overleveraged
instability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
- derangementDisturbed mental state
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- disturbanceDisruption of order
delusion · irrationality · dementia · psychosis · lunacy · madness · insanity · unhinged · disturbed · unbalanced
infirmity
Weakness from illness or age
feebleness · ailment · illness · poor health · decrepitude · enfeeblement · sickly · unhealthy · impaired · unfit
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
- wrongswrong, wrongdoing, misdeed, mistake, error
- faultinessdefect, flaw, bug, error, glitch
- dysfunctiondysfunction, malfunction, breakdown, failure, defect
- fragilityfragility, brittleness, delicacy, frailty, feebleness
unsoundnesssoundness
Reliability of structure
structural integrity · solidity · sturdiness · strength · robustness
unsoundnesssoundness
Reliability of structure
validity · cogency · coherence · rigor · rationality
unsoundnesssoundness
Reliability of structure
health · healthiness · wellness · wholeness · well-being
sound, soundly, resound, resounding, unsound, soundness, dissonance, resounded, soundscape