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I want to thank the fans so much for their support through the years. Even as undeserving as I was, they were a big part of my being able to move forward and put my life back together. They're the greatest. They're the ones who make the stars. For their support throughout my career and today, I love them and thank them.
Lex Luger

Meaning of "undeserving" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDESERVING

undeserving  [ˌʌndɪˈzɜːvɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDESERVING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undeserving is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNDESERVING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of undeserving in the English dictionary

The definition of undeserving in the dictionary is not having earned or merited any reward or disadvantageundeserving of sth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDESERVING


approving
əˈpruːvɪŋ
believing
bɪˈliːvɪŋ
carving
ˈkɑːvɪŋ
deceiving
dɪˈsiːvɪŋ
deserving
dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ
earthmoving
ˈɜːθˌmuːvɪŋ
fast-moving
ˌfɑːstˈmuːvɪŋ
grieving
ˈɡriːvɪŋ
improving
ɪmˈpruːvɪŋ
Irving
ˈɜːvɪŋ
leaving
ˈliːvɪŋ
moving
ˈmuːvɪŋ
nerving
ˈnɜːvɪŋ
serving
ˈsɜːvɪŋ
starving
ˈstɑːvɪŋ
timeserving
ˈtaɪmˌsɜːvɪŋ
unnerving
ʌnˈnɜːvɪŋ
unobserving
ˌʌnəbˈzɜːvɪŋ
unswerving
ʌnˈswɜːvɪŋ
weaving
ˈwiːvɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDESERVING

undescendible
undescribable
undescribed
undescried
undesert
undeserve
undeserved
undeservedly
undeservedness
undeserver
undeservingly
undesignated
undesigned
undesignedly
undesignedness
undesigning
undesirability
undesirable
undesirableness
undesirably

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDESERVING

craving
diving
driving
engraving
giving
living
loving
problem-solving
proving
raving
rock carving
saving
self-serving
shaving
shelving
surviving
thanksgiving
thriving
wood carving
woodcarving

Synonyms and antonyms of undeserving in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «undeserving» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDESERVING

Find out the translation of undeserving to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of undeserving from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undeserving» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不配
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

undeserving
570 millions of speakers

English

undeserving
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अयोग्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا يستحقون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заслуживающим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indigno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অযোগ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indigne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak wajar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unwürdig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

値しない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

받을 가치가없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undeserving
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đáng thưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தகுதியற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपात्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hak etmeyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immeritevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zasługują
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заслуговуючим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

merită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάξιοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onverdienstelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undeserving
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ufortjente
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undeserving

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDESERVING»

The term «undeserving» is regularly used and occupies the 85.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDESERVING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about undeserving

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4 QUOTES WITH «UNDESERVING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word undeserving.
1
Anthony Lewis
Congress has shortchanged not only foreign aid but foreign policy. A mistaken notion that diplomats are unimportant and hence undeserving of support grips conservative legislators, especially.
2
Lex Luger
I want to thank the fans so much for their support through the years. Even as undeserving as I was, they were a big part of my being able to move forward and put my life back together. They're the greatest. They're the ones who make the stars. For their support throughout my career and today, I love them and thank them.
3
Elaine MacDonald
Many people still regard many users of public services as undeserving.
4
Jose Marti
Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDESERVING»

Discover the use of undeserving in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undeserving and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Undeserving Rich: American Beliefs about Inequality, ...
"Chapter One Introduction: Thinking about Income Inequality In the past decade, we have witnessed one sensational event after another connected in some way to rising income inequality.
Leslie McCall, 2013
2
Undeserving Poor
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Michael Katz, 2011
3
When God Came Calling: A Story of Undeserving Mercy and Grace
' It's easy to rely on God when things are going well in our lives, but it's just as easy to turn away when the road becomes rough. Treva Denas knows this firsthand.
Treva Denas, 2010
4
Undeserving: Novella 1 in the Someone To Love Me trilogy
According to her mother, it was just the way it was with the women in her family and there was no point in trying to fight it. There was no sense in dreaming about Prince Charming right out of the story books, he just didn't exist.
Gladys Quintal, 2014
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The Undeserving Poor: America's Enduring Confrontation with ...
If, however, the lens is shifted from rheto— ric to action, two other groups come into focus in the picture of the undeserving poor. The first is a subset ofimmigrants . The construction of Mexicans as the undeserving poor during the 1930s ...
Michael B. Katz, 2013
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Pygmalion
I ask you, what am I? I'm one of the undeserving poor: thats what I am. Think of what that means to a man. It means that he's up agen middle class morality all the time. If theres anything going, and I put in for a bit of it, it's always the same story:  ...
George Bernard Shaw, 2009
7
Eugenics: A Reassessment
The general view was that only the deserving poor should be given charitable help; the undeserving poor needed to be discouraged and contained by social disapproval and stigma. Society provided those regarded as the undeserving poor ...
Richard Lynn, 2001
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The Urban Underclass
But table 2 shows that even if we reclassify all the disabled poor as undeserving, this group still grew from 5.7 to 8.7 percent of all family heads and individuals between 1968 and 1987. Counting all able-bodied family heads and individuals  ...
Christopher Jencks, Paul E. Peterson, 2001
9
Why Americans Hate Welfare: Race, Media, and the Politics of ...
A much more popular view is that the cost of welfare is inflated by bloated welfare rolls filled with undeserving recipients. The perception that many current welfare recipients should not be receiving welfare is widespread. As table 3.1 shows, ...
Martin Gilens, 2009
10
Whose Lives Are They Anyway?: Whose Lives Are They Anyway? ...
7. Ed. Wood. The. Biopic. of. Someone. Undeserving. It was untraditional: a biography of someone who didn't deserve a biography. A Z-grade hack notable for his failures. But we identified with his passion. Our challenge was to take an ...
Dennis Bingham, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDESERVING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undeserving is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trump: Walker 'undeserving' after mishandling Wisconsin's budget
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, United States on July 18, 2015. Trump has been ... «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
2
Forgiving the Undeserving
When I tell people who have been ill-treated that full healing requires forgiving their abuser, many will argue, "You don't understand the hurt I've endured. «Christian Post, Jul 15»
3
Cara Delevingne on People Who Think She's Undeserving of Her …
So when she was asked what she'd say to those who feel she's undeserving of her movie roles—Delevingne will also be in the highly anticipated DC Comics ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
4
Caitlyn Jenner is undeserving of ESPY award
The 2015 ESPN ESPY Awards have transformed from an honorable award ceremony to a publicity stunt, as Caitlyn Jenner received the Arthur Ashe Courage ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
5
More than 7K undeserving getting Samajwadi Pension
District social welfare Officer Alakh Niranjan Mishra has released the final list of undeserving beneficiaries. According to it, 202 undeserving beneficiaries were ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
2015 MLB All-Star Roster: Undeserving Selections and Biggest Snubs
This year is no different, and some players will, deservedly so, earn the "snub" title, while others will be deemed "undeserving" of their selection. In this piece, I'm ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
7
Moskowitz says de Blasio undeserving of mayoral control
As a proposal to extend mayoral control of New York City schools by three years gains momentum in Albany, Success Academy C.E.O. Eva Moskowitz says ... «Capital New York, May 15»
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The 9 most undeserving Premier League winners in history
Undeserving trio: Jiri Jarosik, Jeremie Aliadiere, Michael Owen (Reuters). While there's been plenty of debate recently over Chelsea's obligation or otherwise to ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, May 15»
9
'St Stephen's College hiring undeserving Christian teachers'
Alleging that St Stephen's College has recruited 'undeserving' Christian teachers, a group of former students on Tuesday asked the Supreme Council and ... «Deccan Herald, Mar 15»
10
Our Welfare System Must Not Pander to the Myth of the Undeserving
Today another crucial report has been added to the increasingly irrefutable weight of evidence demonstrating the distressing consequences of punitive ... «Huffington Post UK, Mar 15»

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