Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undeserved

/ˌʌndɪzˈɝvd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: un-de-served
IPA: /ˌʌndɪzˈɝvd/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.

Example Sentences

"Second best moves are good enough against most chessplayers. Occasionally, they even earn an undeserved reward. But not against Alekhine."
"And wordy attacks against slavery drew sneers from observers which were not altogether undeserved. The authors were compared to doctors who offered to a patient nothing more than invectives against the disease which consumed him."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English deserved English undeserved From un- + deserved.

Inflected Forms

more undeserved (comparative) most undeserved (superlative)

Derived Forms

undeservedly undeservedness

Synonyms

ill-deserved unearned

Antonyms

deserved

Rhymes With

served observed reserved deserved preserved curved conserved underserved swerved unnerved

Questions

How do you pronounce undeserved?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɪzˈɝvd/.
What does undeserved mean?: Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.
Where does undeserved come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English deserved English undeserved From un- + deserved.

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