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misreliance

misreliance noun: the act of misrelying; reliance on something that cannot be safely relied upon.

Noun

misreliance (uncountable)

  1. The act of misrelying; reliance on something that cannot be safely relied upon.

Origin of misreliance

From mis- + reliance.

Questions about misreliance

What does misreliance mean?
Misreliance means the act of misrelying; reliance on something that cannot be safely relied upon.
What part of speech is misreliance?
Misreliance is a noun.

Words near misreliance in the dictionary

  1. misreleasing
  2. misrelegate
  3. misrelegated
  4. misrelegates
  5. misrelegating
  6. misreliance
  7. misrelied
  8. misrelies
  9. misreligion
  10. misreligions
  11. misrely

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