Definitions for unworthiness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•wor•thyʌnˈwɜr ði(adj.)-thi•er, -thi•est
(adj.)not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
beneath the dignity (usu. fol. by of):
behavior unworthy of a leader.
of a kind not worthy (often fol. by of).
not of adequate merit or character.
not commendable or creditable.
not deserving.
(n.)an unworthy person.
Origin of unworthy:
1200–50
un•wor′thi•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
unworthiness(noun)
the quality or state of lacking merit or value
inappropriateness, unworthiness(noun)
the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
"he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person"; "his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness"
Wiktionary
unworthiness(Noun)
The characteristic of being unworthy.
Translations for unworthiness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
unworthiness(noun)
less good than should be expected from (eg a person)
Such bad behaviour is unworthy of him.
- onwaardigheidAfrikaans
- عَدَم لياقَه، عَدَم إستِحْقاقArabic
- низостBulgarian
- indignidadePortuguese (BR)
- hanebnostCzech
- die UnwürdigkeitGerman
- uværdighedDanish
- αναξιότηταGreek
- indignidad, falta de dignidadSpanish
- ebaväärikusEstonian
- عدم سزاواریFarsi
- kelvottomuusFinnish
- indignitéFrench
- חוֹסֶר עֶרֶךHebrew
- अयोग्यताHindi
- nedostojnostCroatian
- méltatlanságHungarian
- keadaan tak layakIndonesian
- skömm, óhæfaIcelandic
- indegnitàItalian
- 下劣Japanese
- 가치 없음Korean
- gėdaLithuanian
- necienīgums; nepiedienīgumsLatvian
- tdk wajarnyaMalay
- onwaardigheidDutch
- uverdighetNorwegian
- niegodziwośćPolish
- indignidadePortuguese
- caracter nedemnRomanian
- недостойностьRussian
- hanebnosťSlovak
- nevrednostSlovenian
- nedostojnostSerbian
- ovärdighetSwedish
- ความไม่สมควรThai
- değersizlikTurkish
- 不值得Chinese (Trad.)
- негідністьUkrainian
- نالائقيتUrdu
- sự không xứng đángVietnamese
- 不值得Chinese (Simp.)
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