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UNSOUND
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of e.g. advice
Classified under:
Similar:
undependable; unreliable (not worthy of reliance or trust)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Physically unsound or diseased
Example:
unsound teeth
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
Derivation:
unsoundness (not mentally or physically healthy)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Suffering from severe mental illness
Example:
of unsound mind
Synonyms:
mentally ill; unsound; unstable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)
Derivation:
unsoundness (not mentally or physically healthy)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Not sound financially
Example:
unsound banking practices
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
bad; high-risk; risky; speculative (not financially safe or secure)
long (involving substantial risk)
wildcat (outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices)
Also:
broken (physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split)
damaged (harmed or injured or spoiled)
unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
injured (harmed)
unwholesome (detrimental to physical or moral well-being)
Antonym:
sound (financially secure and safe)
Derivation:
unsoundness (a condition of damage or decay)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Not in good condition; damaged or decayed
Example:
an unsound foundation
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
corroded (eaten away as by acid or oxidation)
decayed; rotted; rotten (damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless)
Antonym:
sound (in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay)
Derivation:
unsoundness (a condition of damage or decay)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Containing or based on a fallacy
Example:
an unsound argument
Synonyms:
fallacious; unsound
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
invalid (having no cogency or legal force)
Derivation:
unsoundness (a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid)
