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UNSOUNDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not mentally or physically healthy
Example:
no one can be a poet without a certain unsoundness of mind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unsoundness" is a kind of...):
bad; badness (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency)
Antonym:
soundness (the muscle tone of healthy tissue)
soundness (the quality of being prudent and sensible)
Derivation:
unsound (physically unsound or diseased)
unsound (suffering from severe mental illness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid
Example:
the unsoundness of his conclusion was obvious
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("unsoundness" is a kind of...):
misconception (an incorrect conception)
Derivation:
unsound (containing or based on a fallacy)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A condition of damage or decay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("unsoundness" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unsoundness"):
disrepair (in need of repairs)
decay (an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying)
Antonym:
soundness (a state or condition free from damage or decay)
Derivation:
unsound (not sound financially)
unsound (not in good condition; damaged or decayed)
