undeserving

English

Etymology

un- +‎ deserving

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)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:

     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

Translations

considered unworthy of reward

• Dutch: onverdienstelijk
• German: unwürdig
• Latin: immerens
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: desmerecedor, indigno (pt)
• Spanish: inmerecido (es)