Usually means: Not merited; lacking justification or.
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  1. undeserved: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. undeserved: Merriam-Webster
  3. undeserved: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. undeserved: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. undeserved: Collins English Dictionary
  6. undeserved: Vocabulary.com
  7. Undeserved, undeserved: Wordnik
  8. undeserved: Wiktionary
  9. undeserved: Dictionary.com
  10. undeserved: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. undeserved: Rhymezone
  12. undeserved: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. undeserved: FreeDictionary.org
  14. undeserved: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. undeserved: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. undeserved: Legal dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.

Similar:
unearned, unmerited, unwarranted, ill-deserved, nondeserving, unjustified, unmeritable, deserveless, uncalled-for, unjust, more...

Opposite:
deserved, merited, earned, justified

Types:
unmerited, unearned, unwarranted, unjustified, unfair, unjust, unreasonable, more...

Phrases:
undeserved mercy, undeserved pride, receive an undeserved promotion, an undeserved indignity, undeserved praise, more...


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Similar:
unearned, unmerited, unwarranted, ill-deserved, nondeserving, unjustified, unmeritable, deserveless, uncalled-for, unjust, more...

Opposite:
deserved, merited, earned, justified

Types:
unmerited, unearned, unwarranted, unjustified, unfair, unjust, unreasonable, more...

Phrases:
undeserved mercy, undeserved pride, receive an undeserved promotion, an undeserved indignity, undeserved praise, more...



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