- undeserved
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disproportionate, undue (excessive), unjust
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
undeserved
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undeserved — late 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of DESERVE (Cf. deserve) … Etymology dictionary
undeserved — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not warranted, merited, or earned. DERIVATIVES undeservedly adverb … English terms dictionary
undeserved — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
undeserved — un|de|served [ ,ʌndı zɜrvd ] adjective if something is undeserved, you get it although you should not, because you have not done anything to deserve or cause it: He has an undeserved reputation for being difficult to work with. an undeserved… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
undeserved — [[t]ʌ̱ndɪzɜ͟ː(r)vd[/t]] ADJ If you describe something such as a reaction, treatment, or result as undeserved, you mean that the person who experiences it has not earned it and should not really have it. Douglas has an undeserved reputation for… … English dictionary
undeserved — UK [ˌʌndɪˈzɜː(r)vd] / US [ˌʌndɪˈzɜrvd] adjective if something is undeserved, you get it although you should not, because you have not done anything to deserve or to cause it He has an undeserved reputation for being difficult to work with. an… … English dictionary
undeserved — un|de|served [ˌʌndıˈzə:vd US ˈzə:rvd] adj undeserved criticism, praise etc is unfair because you do not deserve it ▪ She had an undeserved reputation for rudeness … Dictionary of contemporary English
undeserved — adjective undeserved criticism, praise etc is unfair because you do not deserve it: She had an undeserved reputation for making trouble … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
undeserved — adj. Undeserved is used with these nouns: ↑reputation … Collocations dictionary
undeserved — [ˌʌndɪˈzɜːvd] adj if something is undeserved, you get it even though you have not done anything to deserve it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
