Unworthy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking in value or merit

not deserving

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈɜːði/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈɜːði/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈɜːði/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈɜːði/.

Examples

dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy
unworthy of forgiveness
the undeserving poor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slimy worthless undeserving wretched ugly vile despicable

Antonyms

worthy

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking in value or merit “dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy”
adjective	not deserving “the undeserving poor”
adjective	morally reprehensible “would do something as despicable as murder”

Word Forms

unworthiness	noun	the quality or state of lacking merit or value
despicableness	noun	unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
despicability	noun	unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
ugliness	noun	the quality of being wicked
sliminess	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwürdig

es mangelt an Wert oder Verdienst

🇫🇷French

indigne

manque de valeur ou de mérite

🇪🇸Spanish

indigno de

carente de valor o mérito

🇮🇹Italian

indegno

privo di valore o di merito

🇳🇱Dutch

onwaardig

zonder waarde of verdienste

🇵🇹Portuguese

indigno

sem valor ou mérito

🇷🇺Russian

недостойный

лишенный ценности или достоинств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नालायक कहीं का

मूल्य या योग्यता में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অযোগ্য

মান বা যোগ্যতার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

தகுதியற்றது

மதிப்பு அல்லது தகுதி இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

అనర్హమైనది

విలువ లేదా యోగ్యత లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्य

मूल्य किंवा गुणवत्तेत कमतरता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્ય

મૂલ્ય અથવા યોગ્યતાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಯೋಗ್ಯ

ಮೌಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಹತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അയോഗ്യൻ

മൂല്യമോ യോഗ്യതയോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗ

ਮੁੱਲ ਜਾਂ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

نااہل

قدر یا قابلیت کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不值得的

缺乏价值或优点

🇯🇵Japanese

価値のない

価値やメリットが欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

가치 없는

가치나 장점이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không xứng đáng

thiếu giá trị hoặc công đức

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สมควร

ขาดคุณค่าหรือคุณธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak layak

kurang dalam nilai atau manfaat

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi karapatdapat

kulang sa halaga o merito

🇲🇾Malay

tidak layak

kurang nilai atau merit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يستحق

تفتقر إلى القيمة أو الجدارة

🇮🇷Persian

بی لیاقت

فاقد ارزش یا شایستگی

🇹🇷Turkish

değersiz

değer veya liyakatten yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא רָאוּי

חסר ערך או ערך

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The primary meaning of 'unworthy' is 'lacking in value or merit'.

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'unworthy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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