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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnreadiness
/ʌnˈrɛd.i.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or condition of not being prepared or ready for something.
"The company's unreadiness for the market shift led to a significant drop in sales." - 2
A lack of promptness or willingness to act.
"His obvious unreadiness to cooperate hindered the investigation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective unready, combining the Old English negative prefix un- with reade (meaning prepared or prompt) and the nominal suffix -ness. The term has existed in the English language since the Middle English period to describe a state of lacking preparation or promptness.
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impréparation
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pʁe.pa.ʁa.sjɔ̃
"Son impréparation était évidente lors de la réunion."
Unvorbereitetheit
Transliteration: ʊnfɔɐ̯bəˈʁeːtət͡shaɪ̯t
"Die Unvorbereitetheit des Teams verursachte Probleme."
impreparazione
Transliteration: im.pre.pa.raˈt͡sjo.ne
"La sua impreparazione era evidente a tutti."
impreparación
Transliteration: im.pɾe.pa.ɾaˈsjon
"La impreparación ante la crisis fue alarmante."
impreparação
Transliteration: ĩ.pɾe.pa.ɾaˈsɐ̃w
"A impreparação da equipe comprometeu o projeto."
अतैयारी
Transliteration: ataiyari
"संकट के समय उसकी अतैयारी स्पष्ट थी।"
毫无准备
Transliteration: háo wú zhǔn bèi
"他们对突发事件的毫无准备导致了失败。"
준비 안 됨
Transliteration: junbi an doem
"그의 준비 안 된 태도가 문제를 일으켰다."
無準備
Transliteration: mujunbi
"そのプロジェクトへの無準備が露呈した。"
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