undeserved C2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˌəndɪˈzɝːvd/ See IPA manual Freq #53502 Meanings 1 adj not deserved or earned Has an undeserved reputation as a coward. 2 adj 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · not deserved, earned or... ill-deservedunearned Word family Forms undeservedly Common collocations undeserved reputation Adjective + noun Etymology From un- + deserved. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # undeserved **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌəndɪˈzɝːvd/ **Frequency rank:** 53502 ## Meanings 1. not deserved or earned 2. Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair. ## Examples - Has an undeserved reputation as a coward. - Second best moves are good enough against most chessplayers. Occasionally, they even earn an undeserved reward. But not against Alekhine. ## Etymology From un- + deserved. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown