untrustworthiness

/ʌntɹˈʌstwɚðinəs/ noun

The state or quality of being untrustworthy.

Word Origin Trustworthy comes from trust (from Proto-Germanic *traustaz 'confidence') + worthy (from *werþaz 'value') — literally 'worth trust.' Untrustworthiness adds un- 'not' and -ness: the quality of not being worthy of trust. The root trust gives us entrust, distrust, mistrust, and trustee. Worthy gives us worthless, worthwhile, and noteworthy. So untrustworthiness is the state of being unreliable, not deserving confidence.

noun The state or quality of being untrustworthy. countable

His repeated lies revealed a deep untrustworthiness.

(名词) 不可靠性;不可信;不靠谱

他屡次撒谎暴露了其严重的不值得信赖性。

(sustantivo) El estado o cualidad de no ser digno de confianza.

Sus repetidas mentiras revelaron una profunda falta de confiabilidad.

(nom) indignité de confiance; manque de fiabilité; malhonnêteté [Caractère de ce qui n'est pas digne de confiance ; manque de fiabilité ou de loyauté.]

Ses mensonges répétés ont révélé une profonde untrustworthiness.

(Substantiv) Unzuverlässigkeit; Vertrauensunwürdigkeit [der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, nicht vertrauenswürdig zu sein; mangelnde Zuverlässigkeit oder Ehrlichkeit.]

Seine wiederholten Lügen offenbarten eine tiefe **untrustworthiness**.

(名詞) 信頼できない性質や状態。信じて頼ることができないこと。

彼が繰り返したうそは、深い信頼性の欠如を明らかにした。

(substantivo) indignidade; falsidade; deslealdade [O estado ou qualidade de ser indigno de confiança.]

Suas mentiras repetidas revelaram uma profunda indignidade de confiança.

Word parts: un + trust + worth + y + ness

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