unwisdom

American  

[uhn-wiz-duhm] / ʌnˈwɪz dəm /

noun

1. lack of wisdom; folly; rashness; recklessness.

   an act of unwisdom.

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Etymology

Origin of unwisdom

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English unwīsdōm; see un- ¹, wisdom

Example Sentences

But recent experience, especially the pandemic, has proved the unwisdom of Wilson’s vision.

From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Indeed, this prevailing unwisdom is perpetuated by the Lords of Social Media.

From Forbes • Jun. 12, 2012

Blum's other books, conversely, showed the unwisdom of a liberalism that strayed too far into utopian aspirations.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2011

Looking Ahead Backwards Sir: Now that Pentagon officials have uncovered Walter Lippmann's unwisdom on the 1947-49 Greek crisis�"My God, Walter would have given away Greece too!"

From Time Magazine Archive

It is almost impossible fully to represent the unwisdom of this counter-reformation.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur