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# undeserved

adjective (undeserved); adverb «undeservedly»

«undeserved» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Not deserved; not earned or fair, whether good or bad: an undeserved punishment, an undeserved prize. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undeserved/#m1)

### In the lessons

In ethics and fairness lessons: undeserved blame or punishment is unfair. In sport: an undeserved win. In stories: a hero gets undeserved praise or a villain undeserved luck. Phrases: «undeserved punishment», «undeserved reputation», «undeserved praise».

### Examples

- The detention was undeserved – I wasn't even there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undeserved/#x1)
- They won, but it was an undeserved victory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undeserved/#x2)
- He got undeserved praise for work his sister did. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undeserved/#x3)
- The dog has an undeserved reputation for biting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undeserved/#x4)
- She felt her bad mark was undeserved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undeserved/#x5)
- An undeserved telling-off can feel very unfair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undeserved/#x6)
- If, on the other hand, undeserved ill-luck followed him through life, and all his efforts resulted in failure, it was ascribed to her adverse influence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undeserved/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced un-di-ZERVD. Opposite: «deserved». «Undeserving» is used for people (an undeserving winner). Christians speak of grace as God's undeserved kindness.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «undeserved» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undeserved/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«undeserved» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/undeserved.html) on Mova free.