unwisdom

[ uhn-wiz-duhm ]

noun

1. lack of wisdom; folly; rashness; recklessness:

   an act of unwisdom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unwisdom¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English unwīsdōm; un- ¹, wisdom

Example Sentences

Whether wisdom or unwisdom resides in the scheme of benefits set forth in Title II it is not for us to say.

From The Daily Beast

Marie, you must know, had learned a good many things, one of which was the unwisdom of whetting the curiosity of a curious woman.

From Project Gutenberg

I am only concerned with the unwisdom of having called them into existence.

From Project Gutenberg

Even the most reckless of her counsellors felt the unwisdom of aiding Philip in his strife with France.

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Howells realized the unwisdom and weakness of dogmatic insistence, and the strength of understatement.

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I ine soule, oer two—sunne ignorance; et is, unwisdom unwitenesse, AR 278/6.

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