Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undeserving

/ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: un-de-serv-ing
IPA: /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Considered unworthy of reward.

Example Sentences

"the undeserving poor"
"I'm one of the undeserving poor: thats what I am. […] If theres anything going, and I put in for a bit of it, it's always the same story: "You're undeserving; so you cant have it." But my needs is as great as the most deserving widow's that ever got money out of six different charities in one week for the death of the same husband. I dont need less than a deserving man: I need more."

Etymology

From un- + deserving.

Inflected Forms

more undeserving (comparative) most undeserving (superlative)

Derived Forms

undeservingly undeservingness

Phrases

undeserving poor

Synonyms

unworthy

Antonyms

deserving

Rhymes With

serving observing preserving irving deserving curving conserving reserving unnerving unswerving

Questions

How do you pronounce undeserving?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/.
What does undeserving mean?: Considered unworthy of reward.
Where does undeserving come from?: From un- + deserving.

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