able to make mistakes or be wrong Memory is selective and fallible. All human beings are fallible. opposite infallible
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NAmE//ˌfæləˈbɪlət̮i//
noun [uncountable] human fallibilitySee fallible in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: fallible