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undeserved

🇬🇧 UK/ʌndɪ'zɜːvd/🇺🇸 US/.ʌndi'zә:vd/
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Definitions

adj.

Not earned or merited; unfair or unjustifiable.

不应得的;不该受的;不公平的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
dedown, away, reversal
+
servserve, keep, guard
+
edpast tense / completed
=undeserved

Common Collocations

  • 1.undeserved criticism不应有的批评
  • 2.undeserved loss不应有的失败

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She felt the criticism was undeserved because she had worked diligently on the project.

  • 2.

    The team received an undeserved loss in a close match where they dominated most of the game.

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