fallibility

English

Etymology

fallible +‎ -ity

Noun

fallibility (countable and uncountable; plural fallibilities)

1. The state of being prone to error.
2. (countable) An error-generating characteristic.
   • 2009 March 11, “Doctor-Patient-Computer Relationships”, New York Times:

     Dr. Anne Armstrong-Coben has provided a spot-on description of the fallibilities of the electronic medical record from the standpoint of the doctor-patient encounter.

Antonyms

• infallibility

Translations

state of being prone to error

• Catalan: fal·libilitat (ca) f
• Dutch: feilbaarheid (nl)

• French: faillibilité (fr) f
• Kyrgyz: жаңылыштык (ky) (cañılıştık), жаңылышкандык (ky) (cañılışkandık)
• Spanish: falibilidad (es) f

error-generating characteristic