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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