unreliable
/ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/adjective
उच्चारण अन्रिलायबल
अविश्वसनीय, भरोसा न करने योग्य
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that cannot be trusted or depended on
अविश्वसनीय, भरोसा न करने योग्य
- an unreliable witness
- The bus service is unreliable.
- The old car is unreliable and often breaks down.
+ 2 more examples
- Rumours on social media are often unreliable.
- He is unreliable and never comes on time.
Synonyms untrustworthy undependable erratic fickle inconsistent
Opposite reliable trustworthy dependable consistent
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be unreliable (about / when it comes to sth)
Use about or when it comes to to name the area in which a person or thing cannot be trusted.
जिस क्षेत्र में कोई व्यक्ति या वस्तु भरोसेमंद नहीं है उसे बताने के लिए 'about' या 'when it comes to' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Our internet connection is unreliable when it comes to video calls.
- Rohan is unreliable about keeping appointments.
unreliable + noun
Before a noun, unreliable describes sources, witnesses, forecasts, machines and people whose results or words cannot be trusted.
Noun से पहले 'unreliable' ऐसे स्रोत, गवाह, पूर्वानुमान, मशीन और व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जिनके परिणाम या शब्दों पर भरोसा नहीं किया जा सकता।
- The police rejected the statement of an unreliable witness.
prove / turn out / be found + unreliable
These verbs show that something was trusted at first but later failed the test.
ये verbs बताते हैं कि पहले किसी पर भरोसा किया गया था, पर बाद में वह परीक्षा में खरा नहीं उतरा।
- The old weather forecast proved unreliable during the floods.
unreliability (noun)
Use the noun unreliability for the quality of not being dependable.
भरोसेमंद न होने के गुण के लिए noun 'unreliability' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The unreliability of the bus service forced many workers to buy bikes.
+Collocations 4
unreliable + noun
sourcewitnessnarratorservicedatamemory
- Rumours on social media are an unreliable source of news.
adverb + unreliable
highlynotoriouslyhopelesslyextremelysomewhat
- Local trains in the rain are notoriously unreliable.
verb + unreliable
provebecomeseemconsider sthfind sth
- Many students find guidebooks without answers unreliable.
unreliable + as
unreliable as a guideunreliable as evidenceunreliable as a measure
- A single test is unreliable as a measure of a student's ability.
“More examples 5
- My old watch is unreliable; it loses ten minutes every day.
मेरी पुरानी घड़ी भरोसेमंद नहीं है; वह रोज़ दस मिनट पीछे हो जाती है।
- The court did not accept the evidence because it came from an unreliable source.
अदालत ने उस साक्ष्य को स्वीकार नहीं किया क्योंकि वह एक अविश्वसनीय स्रोत से आया था।
- Rural mobile networks can be unreliable during the monsoon.
मानसून के दौरान ग्रामीण mobile network अविश्वसनीय हो सकते हैं।
- The narrator of the novel is unreliable, so the reader must judge the facts alone.
उपन्यास का कथावाचक अविश्वसनीय है, इसलिए पाठक को तथ्यों का निर्णय स्वयं करना पड़ता है।
- He was dropped from the team for being unreliable in practice sessions.
अभ्यास सत्रों में भरोसेमंद न रहने के कारण उसे टीम से हटा दिया गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is not reliable person.
✓ He is not a reliable person.
A singular countable noun needs an article after the adjective phrase begins; here a is missing.
Singular countable noun से पहले article चाहिए; यहाँ 'a' छूट गया है।
✗ The unreliable news are spreading fast.
✓ The unreliable news is spreading fast.
News is uncountable and takes a singular verb, even though it ends in s.
'News' uncountable है और अंत में s होने पर भी singular verb लेता है।
✗ The network is very unreliable of late.
✓ The network has been very unreliable of late.
Of late refers to the recent past, so the present perfect is needed.
'Of late' हाल के अतीत को दर्शाता है, इसलिए present perfect चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe something you cannot depend on, but they point to different causes.
तीनों का अर्थ भरोसे के अयोग्य है, पर इनके कारण अलग-अलग हैं।
Does not work or behave consistently, so you cannot depend on it.
लगातार ठीक काम या व्यवहार नहीं करता, इसलिए उस पर निर्भर नहीं रहा जा सकता।
- The old scooter is unreliable in cold weather.
Said of a person whose honesty is doubtful.
ऐसे व्यक्ति के लिए जिसकी ईमानदारी संदिग्ध हो।
- He was untrustworthy and lied about the money.
Said of facts or measurements that contain mistakes.
ऐसे तथ्यों या मापों के लिए जिनमें गलतियाँ हों।
- The map was inaccurate and sent us the wrong way.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
un·re·li·able
With the y of rely changing to i (not 'unrelyable').
rely का y बदलकर i ('unrelyable' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the untrustworthy words together: unreliable, undependable, fickle (changing loyalty often), erratic (not regular).
अविश्वसनीयता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: unreliable, undependable, fickle (अक्सर निष्ठा बदलने वाला), erratic (अनियमित)।
§Grammar and usage
Rely on or upon sb (never 'rely at').
'rely on sb' ('rely upon' भी सही है; 'rely at' कभी नहीं)।