ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Undeserved

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Undeserved is an adjective meaning Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.

Meaning

Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.

Example Sentences

Second best moves are good enough against most chessplayers. Occasionally, they even earn an undeserved reward. But not against Alekhine.
And wordy attacks against slavery drew sneers from observers which were not altogether undeserved. The authors were compared to doctors who offered to a patient nothing more than invectives against the disease which consumed him.

Synonyms for undeserved

Depending on context, synonyms include ill-deserved.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unjust, unwarranted, ill-deserved, unmeriting, nondeserving, unjustified.

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