He has an undeserved reputation for being difficult to work with.
an undeserved victory
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undeserved — index disproportionate, undue (excessive), unjust Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
undeserved — late 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of DESERVE (Cf. deserve) … Etymology dictionary
undeserved — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not warranted, merited, or earned. DERIVATIVES undeservedly adverb … English terms dictionary
undeserved — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
undeserved — un|de|served [ ,ʌndı zɜrvd ] adjective if something is undeserved, you get it although you should not, because you have not done anything to deserve or cause it: He has an undeserved reputation for being difficult to work with. an undeserved… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
undeserved — [[t]ʌ̱ndɪzɜ͟ː(r)vd[/t]] ADJ If you describe something such as a reaction, treatment, or result as undeserved, you mean that the person who experiences it has not earned it and should not really have it. Douglas has an undeserved reputation for… … English dictionary
undeserved — un|de|served [ˌʌndıˈzə:vd US ˈzə:rvd] adj undeserved criticism, praise etc is unfair because you do not deserve it ▪ She had an undeserved reputation for rudeness … Dictionary of contemporary English
undeserved — adjective undeserved criticism, praise etc is unfair because you do not deserve it: She had an undeserved reputation for making trouble … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
undeserved — adj. Undeserved is used with these nouns: ↑reputation … Collocations dictionary
undeserved — [ˌʌndɪˈzɜːvd] adj if something is undeserved, you get it even though you have not done anything to deserve it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
