fallibility

American  

[fal-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌfæl əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

Rarely fallibleness

noun

1. liability to be deceived or mistaken.

   Many leaders fail to grasp that admissions of fallibility and uncertainty are actually signs of strength.

2. liability to be inaccurate or false, or to fall short of expectations.

   Banks are hoping to get a new card system up and running before the fallibility of the old one becomes public.

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Etymology

Origin of fallibility

fall(ible) ( def. ) + -ibility ( def. )

Example Sentences

Guilt is the uncomfortable acceptance of personal fallibility.

From Washington Post

“The attempt to recognize and grapple with the humanity and, thus, the fallibility of people in the past — and the present — must be made,” she writes.

From New York Times

Given the general fallibility of human perception and memory, we always have to be cautious about what weight we give to the uncorroborated testimony of a single eyewitness.

From New York Times

“My mother has always shared her fallibility with me,” Shahane said in a video interview last month.

From New York Times

We are collectively much less naïve about the flaws of the criminal justice system and the fallibility of police officers than we used to be.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• frailty