unworthiness

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unworthiness

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From Middle English unworthynesse; equivalent to unworthy + -ness or un- + worthiness.

noun unworthinesses

  1. countable, uncountable The characteristic or condition of being unworthy. Fer. VVherefore weepe you ? Mir. At mine vnworthineſſe, that dare not offer / VVhat I deſire to giue ; and much leſſe take / VVhat I ſhall die to want :[…]

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noun the characteristic or condition of being unworthy

Españolindignidad
日本語不肖 fushō
हिन्दीअपात्रता apātratā, अयोग्यता ayogyatā
Portuguêsindignidade
Françaisindignité
Italianoindegnità
Ελληνικάαναξιότητα anaxiótita, αναξιοσύνη anaxiosýni

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@misc{unworthiness_2026,
  title = {unworthiness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unworthiness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}