Definitions for undeserved
un·de·served

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undeservedadjective

   not deserved or earned

   "has an undeserved reputation as a coward"

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1. undeservedadjective

   not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Undeservedadjective

   1. Not merited; not obtained by merit.

   This victory, obtained with great, and truely not undeserved, honour to the two princes, the whole estates, with one consent, gave the crown to Musidorus. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   2. Not incurred by fault.

   The same virtue which gave him a disregard of fame, made him impatient of an undeserved reproach. Addison.

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1. undeserved

   Undeserved refers to something not rightfully earned, gained, merited or warranted. It is often used to describe a reward, punishment, acclaim or criticism that is considered unfair or unwarranted.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of undeserved in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of undeserved in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of undeserved in a Sentence

1. Colette:

   Researchers, with science as their authority, will be able to cut -- Animals up, alive, into small pieces, drop them from a great height to see if they are shattered by the fall, or deprive them of sleep for sixteen days and nights continuously for the purposes of an iniquitous monograph... Animal trust, undeserved faith, when at last will you turn away from us? Shall we never tire of deceiving, betraying, tormenting animals before they cease to trust us?

2. Giovanni Gambino:

   The Mafia has a bad reputation, but much of that's undeserved, as with everything in life, there are good, bad and ugly parts – the rise of global terrorism gives the Mafia a chance to show its good side.

3. Friedrich Nietzsche:

   Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated.

4. Proverb:

   Undeserved praise is mockery disguised.

5. Conor Lamb:

   Paul Ryan will use the term' entitlement reform' to talk about Social Security and Medicare as if it's undeserved or it's some form of welfare, but it's not any of those things. People paid for it. They worked hard for it and they expect us to keep our promises to them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=undeserved
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Undeserved
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=undeserved
4. ^ ChatGPT
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