unwisdom

Noun

Lack of wisdom; unwise action or conduct; folly, foolishness.
An instance of a lack of wisdom; a foolish act.
A foolish or unwise being or force.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
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From Middle English unwisdom (“lack of wisdom, foolishness; an instance of this”), from Old English unwīsdōm, from un- (prefix denoting absence or negation of something) + wīsdōm (“wisdom”) (from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz (“wise judgment, wisdom”), from *wīsaz (“knowledgeable, wise”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; to see”)) + *-dōmaz (suffix forming nouns denoting the condition or state of [the suffixed word]) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do; to place, put”))). The word was apparently obsolete in the 18th century, but was revived from the 19th century and possibly popularized by its use in the works of the Scottish author and philosopher Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881): see the quotations. By surface analysis, un- (prefix denoting a lack of something) + wisdom.

Synonyms

ignorance, stupidity

Antonyms

folly, foolhardiness, foolishness, imprudence, stupidity, unwisdom, wisdom

Scrabble Score: 14

unwisdom is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
unwisdom is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unwisdom is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

unwisdom is a valid Words With Friends word