as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment
you find both wisdom and unwisdom in his writings, and it's your job to discover which is which
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Recent Examples of unwisdom
Even at the outset of Covid-19, the unwisdom of lockdowns guided mainstream epidemiology.
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Phillip W. Magness and Peter C. Earle, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021
Dog-dad Daryl proves the unwisdom of bringing his pet to work and ends up crawling through a crack in the rocks to chase his pup.
—Richard Rys, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021
In recent years, experts have tried many ways to convince vaccine-refusers the unwisdom of their choice.
—David Brown, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019
Phillip W. Magness and Peter C. Earle, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021
Dog-dad Daryl proves the unwisdom of bringing his pet to work and ends up crawling through a crack in the rocks to chase his pup.
—Richard Rys, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021
In recent years, experts have tried many ways to convince vaccine-refusers the unwisdom of their choice.
—David Brown, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwisdom
Noun
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Johnson had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, the outlets reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The gunman was found not guilty by reason of insanity and spent decades at a mental hospital before he was released in 2016 and freed from court restrictions in 2022.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Also along for the ride is Anthony Carrigan as the enigmatic Bodie, dragged into the fray as the mystery unravels into madness.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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That’s because just two weeks separate the regular season from October madness, and MLB’s playoff race could not be more chaotic.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This means that all of the orders a seller receives can now benefit from the speed, reliability, and simplicity of Amazon's fulfillment—with MCF fulfilling millions more orders quickly and reliably year-over-year.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Categories that don’t deliver on validation, simplicity and palatability often struggle to scale.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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But coming from Alexander Karp, the CEO and cofounder of Palantir Technologies, this concern-trolling about a growing censoriousness in ‘the culture’ feels almost intentional in its absurdity.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The result is an absurdity that can elicit instinctual laughter at the grossest imagery imaginable.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Not so much by her response as by my own foolishness.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The foolishness of the governor’s gibe was underscored by the progressive, staunchly anti-Trump Democratic mayor of San Jose.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unwisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwisdom. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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