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unpreparedness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being unprepared.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The presentation went badly due to the team's unpreparedness.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English unprepared Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unpreparedness From unprepared + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: valmistautumattomuus — state of being unprepared
  • Hungarian: felkészületlenség — state of being unprepared
  • Polish: nieprzygotowanie — state of being unprepared
  • Russian: негото́вность (negotóvnostʹ) — state of being unprepared
  • Russian: неподгото́вленность (nepodgotóvlennostʹ) — state of being unprepared