noun

fallibility

fallibility

The book discusses human fallibility.

The book discusses human fallibility.

We must accept the fallibility of our own judgment.

We must accept the fallibility of our own judgement.

the fallibility of ((sth.)) the quality of being likely to make mistakes of (sth.) The book discusses the fallibility of memory.

Synonyms: imperfection, frailty, unreliability; Antonyms: infallibility, perfection

From Latin 'fallibilis' (liable to err), from 'fallere' (to deceive). The suffix '-ity' forms a noun indicating a quality.

Think of being 'able to fall' or make an error. It's the quality of being 'fallible'.

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