FALLIBILITY Definition & Meaning

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fallibility

[ fal-uh-bil-i-tee ]

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noun

liability to be deceived or mistaken:
Many leaders fail to grasp that admissions of fallibility and uncertainty are actually signs of strength.
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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of fallibility¹

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

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The Republicans, on the other hand, do not admit to fallibilities.

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Bong isn’t convinced that our machines will ever outpace human control — or fallibility.

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But he has largely failed to shake the view that his occasional fallibility adds to the fragility of a struggling side.

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Instead of England gaining momentum and levelling the series, it simply gave Australia a reminder of their own fallibility and since then they have not given an inch.

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Afterwards, the musician realised that one simple moment of fallibility had put the audience on his side.

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