unsound
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsound in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈsaʊnd]
How to pronounce unsound in American English:
US [ʌnˈsaʊnd]
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- Adjective:
- not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- not sound financially
- containing or based on a fallacy
- suffering from severe mental illness
- physically unsound or diseased
- of e.g. advice
- in deplorable condition
Word Origin
- unsound (adj.)
- early 14c., of persons, "diseased, wounded," from un- (1) "not" + sound (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Low German unsund, Middle Dutch ongesont, German ungesund. Meaning "morally corrupt" is recorded from c. 1300; that of "not mentally healthy" is from 1540s. Sense of "not based on reasoning or fact" is attested from 1590s. Related: Unsoundly; unsoundness.
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Example
- 1. For years , greek fiscal policy had been unsound .
- 2. Problems of supervised entities behavior and the unsound internal governance mechanism .
- 3. She is psychologically unsound .
- 4. Badly managed , heavily indebted and structurally unsound companies are sadly falling by the wayside like victims of the plague .
- 5. It can solve the problem of unsound institutions comprehensive budget management system , budget ineffective , improve competitive strength of technology test institutions in technology test industry .