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Meaning of "unskillful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSKILLFUL

unskillful  [ʌnˈskɪlfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSKILLFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unskillful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSKILLFUL


baleful
ˈbeɪlfʊl
bowlful
ˈbəʊlfʊl
doleful
ˈdəʊlfʊl
guileful
ˈɡaɪlfʊl
pailful
ˈpeɪlfʊl
shovelful
ˈʃʌvlfʊl
skilful
ˈskɪlfʊl
skillful
ˈskɪlfʊl
smileful
ˈsmaɪlfʊl
soulful
ˈsəʊlfʊl
spoilful
ˈspɔɪlfʊl
taleful
ˈteɪlfʊl
toilful
ˈtɔɪlfʊl
unskilful
ʌnˈskɪlfʊl
unwilful
ʌnˈwɪlfʊl
vialful
ˈvaɪlfʊl
wailful
ˈweɪlfʊl
wileful
ˈwaɪlfʊl
wilful
ˈwɪlfʊl
willful
ˈwɪlfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSKILLFUL

unsisterly
unsisting
unsizable
unsizeable
unsized
unskilful
unskilfully
unskilfulness
unskilled
unskilled worker
unskillfully
unskillfulness
unskimmed
unskinned
unslain
unslakable
unslaked
unslaked lime
unsleeping
unsliced

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSKILLFUL

awful
barrelful
beautiful
careful
colorful
delightful
grateful
helpful
hopeful
meaningful
painful
peaceful
powerful
satchelful
shellful
spellful
successful
useful
wonderful
zealful

Synonyms and antonyms of unskillful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unskillful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSKILLFUL

Find out the translation of unskillful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unskillful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unskillful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

善巧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inhábil
570 millions of speakers

English

unskillful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unskillful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العرجاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неумелое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inábil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপটু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maladroit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bijak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungeschickt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下手な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서투른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unskillful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vụng về
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unskillful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अकुशल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unskillful
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unskillful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezręczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невміле
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neîndemânatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unskillful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onervare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oskick
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unskillful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unskillful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSKILLFUL»

The term «unskillful» is regularly used and occupies the 108.370 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSKILLFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unskillful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSKILLFUL»

Discover the use of unskillful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unskillful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Buddhism Primer : an Introduction to Buddhism
If it were not possible to abandon what is unskillful, I would not say to you, ' Abandon what is unskillful.' But because it is possible to abandon what is unskillful, I say to you, 'Abandon what is unskillful.' If this abandoning of what is unskillful were ...
, Dhammasaavaka Dhammasaavaka , Dhammasaavaka, Dhammasaavaka, 2005
2
The Opening of the Wisdom-Eye: And the History of the ...
of the training in supreme virtue is contained in the ten Refraining-from-Unskillful precepts, many other varieties of precepts could be described but here three will suffice: Prdtimoksa precepts j Bodhisattva precepts [• for these see below.
Dalai Lama, 1981
3
Nirvana Upside Down
For example, when skillful karma is yielding its result, unskillful karma comes in to interfere and cut it off in the middle so as not to let it produce its consequences completely. Alternatively, when unskillful karma is yielding its result, skillful karma  ...
Dhiravamsa, 2012
4
Nietzsche and the Gods
These latter are called "skillful volitions" because they express an intelligent and openminded awareness of what it is that leads to a more fulfilling human life. Unskillful volitions express the opposite. In this manner, the practitioner begins to  ...
Weaver Santaniello, 2001
5
Lovingkindness
By following this path we learn to develop skillful mental states and let go of unskillful ones. The integrity we develop on a spiritual path comes from being able to distinguish for ourselves the habits and influences in the mind which are skillful ...
Sharon Salzberg, 2008
6
The Meditator's Workbook: A Journey to the Center
The effort to prevent any unskillful states from entering our minds. 2. The effort to eliminate, as quickly as possible, any unskillful states that may have arisen. 3. The effort to continuously cultivate skillful states. 4. The effort to maintain skillful ...
Matthew Flickstein, 2012
7
Parallel Mind, the Art of Creativity
20th Century Fox, 2005 or 'unskillful' ... these skillful and unskillful emotions are opposite because they are part of a single dialectic. Anger is a perversion of love, transformed in the crucible of frustration. Anxiety is restricted excitement. Envy is  ...
‎2008
8
Lovingkindness
By following this path we learn to develop skillful mental states and let go of unskillful ones. The integrity we develop on a spiritual path comes from being able to distinguish for ourselves the habits and influences in the mind which are skillful ...
‎2008
9
The Tibetan Art of Living: Wise Body, Mind, Life
Remember: According to Tibetan teaching, a thought — skillful or unskillful — is a fully developed situation that has yet to happen. It is in this situation of potentiality that the karmic process is ready to move from a dormant state into an active ...
Christopher Hansard, 2003
10
She Muses
Well, maybe they want to feel alive, satisfied, calm or excited, but they go about it in an unskillful way. Instead of facing their addictions and realizing that lying is creating a road of self- destruction, they do not listen to that voice and negatively  ...
Danielle Sainte-Marie

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSKILLFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unskillful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Curtiss Reed Jr.: Advice for Bernie Sanders on racial injustice
Your inquiry and affect indicated to us that you have moved from a state of being “unconsciously unskillful” with people of color to a state of being “consciously ... «vtdigger.org, Aug 15»
2
Sanders Stumbles Over Black Lives Matter, Vermont African …
“Your inquiry and affect indicated to us that you have moved from a state of being 'unconsciously unskillful' with people of color to a state of being 'consciously ... «Vermont Public Radio, Jul 15»
3
RVA Parenting: Is 'free-range parenting' for your family?
And so what I want to say about the free ranging is the skills as you let them reign you're going to have positive outcomes. If you're unskillful in doing it, there are ... «WWBT NBC12 News, Jul 15»
4
Couple sues following wife's life-threatening surgical complications
The suit states that the defendants' agents or employees were negligent and unskillful in failing to recognize the wound, signs of developing infection, or sepsis ... «Madison County Record, Jul 15»
5
Shelby Lyman on Chess: Poor Napoleon
As Lord Rosebery wrote in Napoleon: the Last Phase (1900), “At chess (Napoleon) was eminently unskillful, and it taxed all the courtliness of his suite to avoid ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
6
Expert: Azerbaijani propaganda posts false articles under Armenian …
Such kind of unskillful stuffing apparently works for the domestic audience,” the expert said. Source: Panorama.am. Share |. Print version. In case you have found ... «Panorama.am, Jul 15»
7
How to Practice Forgiving Yourself
One of the common things we do as humans is taking things personally to a fault. When we come to understand that no one is immune from being unskillful, we ... «PsychCentral.com, May 15»
8
Mainstream Global Warming Reporters Are Biased, Unteachable …
Wemple can't be bothered to discuss the simple scientific fact that for decades climate models have been spitting out unskillful, basically wrong forecasts. «Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute, Mar 15»
9
Schismo….what?
Bateson used of the word to refer to unskillful forms of social behavior between individuals and groups. In his book Steps to an Ecology of Mind, he defines ... «PsychCentral.com, Jan 15»
10
Man who killed a 17-year-old woman during robbery dies while …
... will be pleasant or unpleasant according as its cause was skillful or unskillful. ... an unskillful event is one that is accompanied by any one of those things. «Montreal Gazette, Nov 14»

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