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Undeserving

adjective/ˌʌndɪzˈɜːvɪŋ/
Definition
not deserving
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌʌndɪzˈɜːvɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌʌndɪzˈɜːvɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌʌndɪzˈɜːvɪŋ/
4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɪzˈɜːvɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivenot deserving
“the undeserving poor”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unwürdig
nicht verdient
🇫🇷French
indigne
ne mérite pas
🇪🇸Spanish
de poco mérito
no merecedor
🇮🇹Italian
immeritevole
non meritevole
🇳🇱Dutch
onverdiend
niet verdienend
🇵🇹Portuguese
indigno
não merece
🇷🇺Russian
незаслуживающий
не заслуживающий
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अयोग्य
योग्य नहीं
🇧🇩Bengali
অযোগ্য
যোগ্য নয়
🇮🇳Tamil
தகுதியற்ற
தகுதியற்றது
🇮🇳Telugu
అర్హత లేని
అర్హత లేదు
🇮🇳Marathi
अयोग्य
पात्र नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
અયોગ્ય
લાયક નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನರ್ಹ
ಅರ್ಹರಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അർഹതയില്ലാത്ത
അർഹതയില്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਲਾਇਕ
ਲਾਇਕ ਨਹੀਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
غیر مستحق
قابل نہیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不值得的
不值得
🇯🇵Japanese
ふさわしくない
値しない
🇰🇷Korean
자격이 없는
자격이 없어
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không xứng đáng
không xứng đáng
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่สมควร
ไม่สมควร
🇮🇩Indonesian
tidak layak
tidak pantas
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi karapatdapat
hindi deserving
🇲🇾Malay
tidak layak
tidak layak
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لا يستحق
لا يستحق
🇮🇷Persian
بی لیاقت
شایسته نیست
🇹🇷Turkish
hak etmeyen
hak etmiyor
🇮🇱Hebrew
לא ראוי
לא ראוי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'undeserving'?
The primary meaning of 'undeserving' is 'not deserving'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'undeserving' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'undeserving' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'undeserving' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'undeserving' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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