undeserved

undeserved
adj.

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  • undeserved — index disproportionate, undue (excessive), unjust Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • 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

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