unwisdom

[ uhn-wiz-duhm ]

noun

Origin of unwisdom

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

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Whether wisdom or unwisdom resides in the scheme of benefits set forth in Title II it is not for us to say.
The Wall Street Journal: Unwitting Advocates of Single-Payer | David Frum | March 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Marie, you must know, had learned a good many things, one of which was the unwisdom of whetting the curiosity of a curious woman.
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I am only concerned with the unwisdom of having called them into existence.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice Davies
Even the most reckless of her counsellors felt the unwisdom of aiding Philip in his strife with France.
History of the English People | John Richard Green
Howells realized the unwisdom and weakness of dogmatic insistence, and the strength of understatement.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine

I ine soule, oer two—sunne ignorance; et is, unwisdom unwitenesse, AR 278/6.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes | Various

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