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unpreparedness

unpreparedness noun: the state or quality of being unprepared.

Noun

unpreparedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being unprepared.
    • The presentation went badly due to the team's unpreparedness.
    • The attack was so unwarranted and delivered with such venom that his unpreparedness for it left him speechless.1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 62

Origin of unpreparedness

From unprepared + -ness.

Questions about unpreparedness

What does unpreparedness mean?
Unpreparedness means the state or quality of being unprepared.
What part of speech is unpreparedness?
Unpreparedness is a noun.

Words near unpreparedness in the dictionary

  1. unpreparable
  2. unpreparation
  3. unprepare
  4. unprepared
  5. unpreparedly
  6. unpreparedness
  7. unprepareds
  8. unprepares
  9. unpreparing
  10. unpreponderating
  11. unprepossessed

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