diff --git a/src/validators/utils.py b/src/validators/utils.py
index 28d3c85..5ecb640 100644
--- a/src/validators/utils.py
+++ b/src/validators/utils.py
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ def __init__(self, function: Callable[..., Any], arg_dict: Dict[str, Any], messa
 
     def __repr__(self):
         """Repr Validation Failure."""
+        func_name = getattr(self.func, "__name__", type(self.func).__name__)
         return (
-            f"ValidationError(func={self.func.__name__}, "
+            f"ValidationError(func={func_name}, "
             + f"args={ ({k: v for (k, v) in self.__dict__.items() if k != 'func'}) })"
         )
 
@@ -36,9 +37,14 @@ def __bool__(self):
 
 def _func_args_as_dict(func: Callable[..., Any], *args: Any, **kwargs: Any):
     """Return function's positional and key value arguments as an ordered dictionary."""
+    try:
+        arg_names = getfullargspec(func)[0]
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        # Some builtins have no inspectable signature. Retain the raw call
+        # instead of letting error reporting raise another exception.
+        return {"args": args, "kwargs": kwargs}
     return dict(
-        list(zip(dict.fromkeys(chain(getfullargspec(func)[0], kwargs.keys())), args))
-        + list(kwargs.items())
+        list(zip(dict.fromkeys(chain(arg_names, kwargs.keys())), args)) + list(kwargs.items())
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_validation_failure.py b/tests/test_validation_failure.py
index 6750200..3faf568 100644
--- a/tests/test_validation_failure.py
+++ b/tests/test_validation_failure.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 """Test validation Failure."""
 
+# standard
+from functools import partial
+
+# external
+import pytest
+
 # local
-from validators import between
+from validators import ValidationError, between, validator
 
 failed_obj_repr = "ValidationError(func=between"
 
@@ -31,3 +37,44 @@ def test_arguments_as_properties(self):
         assert self.is_in_between.__dict__["value"] == 3
         assert self.is_in_between.__dict__["min_val"] == 4
         assert self.is_in_between.__dict__["max_val"] == 5
+
+
+def test_partial_validation_error_representation():
+    """Validation errors support partial callables without a name attribute."""
+
+    def above(value: int, minimum: int) -> bool:
+        return value > minimum
+
+    check = validator(partial(above, minimum=3))
+    error = check(1)
+    assert isinstance(error, ValidationError)
+    assert repr(error) == "ValidationError(func=partial, args={'value': 1})"
+    assert str(error) == repr(error)
+    assert check(4) is True
+
+
+def test_callable_instance_validation_error_representation():
+    """Callable instance errors use their type name."""
+
+    class Positive:
+        def __call__(self, *, value: int) -> bool:
+            return value > 0
+
+    error = validator(Positive())(value=-1)
+    assert isinstance(error, ValidationError)
+    assert repr(error) == "ValidationError(func=Positive, args={'value': -1})"
+
+
+def test_builtin_validation_error_keeps_raw_arguments():
+    """An unavailable builtin signature must not hide its validation error."""
+    check = validator(int)
+    error = check("invalid")
+    assert isinstance(error, ValidationError)
+    assert "func=int" in repr(error)
+    assert error.__dict__["args"] == ("invalid",)
+    assert error.__dict__["kwargs"] == {}
+    assert "invalid literal" in error.reason
+    assert check("42") is True
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="func=int"):
+        check("invalid", r_ve=True)