Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unskill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-skill
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Foolish conduct; wrongdoing.

Uncountable

noun

Lack of skill; skilllessness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And what, your reverences, is unskill ? what is unskill's root ? what is skill ? what is skill's root ? Onslaught on creatures, your reverences, is unskill, taking what is not given is unskill. Sexual misconduct is unskill. Lying speech is unskill."
"I make others to relate[…]what I cannot so well expresse, either through unskill of language, or want of judgement."
"It is at this point that the real menace of unskill becomes clear. Much has been written and spoken about the retarding effect of unskill upon our national production, and this is indeed serious. But the real danger is more fundamental."

Etymology

From un- + skill.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unskill mean?: Foolish conduct; wrongdoing.
Where does unskill come from?: From un- + skill.

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