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unwisdom

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[uhn-wiz-duhm] / ʌnˈwɪz dəm /

noun

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

    an act of unwisdom.


Etymology

Origin of unwisdom

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


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Messrs. Schmidt and Gates may think they can allay the fear and despair they’ve helped to inspire by issuing a few oracles on the unwisdom of catastrophism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

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

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

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

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