undeserved

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undeserved

adjective more undeserved · most undeserved

Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair. Second best moves are good enough against most chessplayers. Occasionally, they even earn an undeserved reward. But not against Alekhine.
Similar: ill-deserved, unearned · Opposite: deserved

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adj not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair

Español	inmerecido
Português	imerecido
Français	immérité, injustifié
Deutsch	unverdient
Italiano	immeritato
Русский	незаслуженный nezaslužennyj

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@misc{undeserved_2026,
  title = {undeserved},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/undeserved},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}