undeserving

English

Etymology

un- +‎ deserving

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ

Adjective

undeserving (comparative more undeserving, superlative most undeserving)

1. Considered unworthy of reward.

   the undeserving poor

   • 1912, George Bernard Shaw, “Act I”, in Pygmalion‎^[1]:

     If there's anything going, and I put in for a bit of it, it's always the same story: "You're undeserving; so you can't have it."

Antonyms

• deserving

Derived terms

• undeserving poor

 

Translations

considered unworthy of reward

• Bulgarian: незаслужаващ (nezaslužavašt), недостоен (bg) (nedostoen)
• Dutch: onverdienstelijk
• German: unwürdig (de)
• Latin: immerens, indignus
• Portuguese: desmerecedor, indigno (pt)
• Spanish: inmerecido (es)