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unworthy

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un·wor·thy  (n-wûr)
adj. un·wor·thi·er, un·wor·thi·est
1.
a. Insufficient in worth; undeserving: a bad plan unworthy of our consideration.
b. Lacking value or merit; worthless.
2. Not suiting or befitting: "The acquaintances she had already formed were unworthy of her" (Jane Austen).
3. Vile; despicable.

un·worthi·ly adv.
un·worthi·ness n.

unworthy [ʌnˈwɜːðɪ]
adj
1. (often foll by of) not deserving or worthy
2. (often foll by of) beneath the level considered befitting (to) that remark is unworthy of you
3. lacking merit or value
4. (of treatment) not warranted or deserved
unworthily  adv
unworthiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn
dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"
unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"
worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
2.unworthy - not deservingunworthy - not deserving; "the undeserving poor"
unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
3.unworthy - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

unworthy
adjective
1. undeserving, not good enough, not fit, not worth, ineligible, not deserving You may feel unworthy of the attention and help people offer you.
undeserving fit, deserving, worthy, eligible, meritorious
2. dishonourable, base, contemptible, degrading, disgraceful, shameful, disreputable, ignoble, discreditable Aren't you amazed by how loving the father is to his unworthy son?
dishonourable honourable, commendable, creditable
3. (with of) unbefitting, beneath, unfitting to, unsuitable for, inappropriate to, improper to, out of character with, out of place with, unbecoming to His accusations are unworthy of a prime minister.
Translations
unworthy [ʌnˈwɜːðɪ] ADJ
1. (= undeserving) [person] → indigno, poco digno
to be unworthy to do sthno ser digno de hacer algo, no merecer hacer algo
I feel she is unworthy to judge themme parece que no es digna de juzgarlos
to be unworthy of sth/sbno ser digno de algo/algn, no merecerse algo/a algn
he felt himself unworthy of hersentía que no era digno de ella, sentía que no se la merecía
it is unworthy of attention/commentno merece atención/comentario alguno
2. (= ignoble) [activity, thought] → impropio
his accusations are unworthy of a gentlemansus acusaciones no son dignas or son impropias de un caballero

unworthy [ʌnˈwɜːrði] adjindigne
to be unworthy of sth → être indigne de qch, ne pas être digne de qch
to be unworthy of sb → être indigne de qn, ne pas être digne de qn
That remark is unworthy of you → Cette remarque n'est pas digne de vous.

unworthy
adj personnicht wert (→ of +gen); conduct alsonicht würdig, unwürdig (→ of +gen); to be unworthy to do something(es) nicht wert sein, etw zu tun; to be unworthy of an honour (Brit) or honor (US) → einer Ehre (gen)nicht wert sein (geh); this is unworthy of youdas ist unter deiner Würde; it is unworthy of our attentiondas verdient unsere Aufmerksamkeit nicht, das ist unserer Aufmerksamkeit (gen)nicht wert; it was unworthy of you not to accept their kind offeres war nicht anständig von dir, ihren freundlichen Vorschlag nicht anzunehmen; it would be unworthy of me not to mention also …es wäre nicht recht, wenn ich nicht auch … erwähnen würde; it is unworthy of commentes verdient keinen Kommentar

unworthy [ʌnˈwɜːðɪ] adj (undeserving) → non degno/a; (ignoble) → indegno/a
to be unworthy of sth/to do sth → non essere degno/a di qc/di fare qc

unworthy
adj unworthy [anˈwəːði]
1 shameful or disgraceful That was an unworthy act/thought. onwaardig مُعيب، غَيْر مُحْتَرَم недостоен hanebný uværdig schlecht αισχρός, τιποτένιος indigno vääritu شرم آور sopimaton indigne לא יָאֶה अयोग्य nedostojan méltatlan ósæmilegur, skammarlegur indegno 恥ずべき 부끄러운 gėdingas, nederamas zems; zemisks tdk bernilai onwaardig uverdig, skammelig niegodziwy indigno nedemn недостойный hanebný, nedôstojný prezira vreden nedostojan ovärdig, skamlig ไม่มีคุณค่า adî, utanç verici 可恥的 огидний; нікчемний شرم ناک đáng khinh, đê tiện
2 not deserving Such a remark is unworthy of notice; He's unworthy to have the same name as his father. nie waardig, dit nie werd nie لا يَسْتَحِق незаслужаващ nezasluhující si ikke værdig unwürdig ανάξιος indigno mittevääriline نا سزاوار ei jonkin arvoinen indigne (de) לא רָאוּי अपात्र koji nije zavrijedio, koji ne zaslužuje nem méltó arra, hogy ... óverðugur indegno ~に値しない 가치가 없는 nevertas necienīgs tdk patut niet waard uverdig niewart indigno nedemn (de) недостойный nezasluhujúci si nevreden nedostojan ovärdig ไม่คู่ควร lâyık olmayan 不值得的 недостойний, не гідний ناقابل، نالائق không xứng đáng
3 less good than should be expected from (eg a person) Such bad behaviour is unworthy of him. onwaardig لا يَليقُ низък nehodný uværdig; ikke værdig unwürdig ανάξιος, μη αντάξιος indigno ebaväärikas نابرازنده kelvoton indigne de לא רָאוּי अपात्र nedostojan méltatlan ósamboðinn indegno ~にふさわしくない 품위에 어울리지 않는 nevertas nepiedienīgs tdk wajar onwaardig uverdig niegodny indigno nedemn de недостойный nehodný nedostojen nedostojan ovärdig ไม่มีค่าพอ değmez, uygun olmayan 與...不相稱的 недостойний, не гідний نامناسب không phù hợp với tính cách của ...
adv unˈworthily
onvanpas بصورَةٍ معيبَه، غَيْر لائِقَه низко hanebně uværdigt; ikke værdigt unwürdig ανάξια indignamente ebaväärikalt بطور ناسزاوار kelvottoman indignement בְּאוֹפֶן שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי अयोग्यतापूर्वक nedostojno méltatlanul svívirðilega indegnamente ふさわしい値打ちがなく 가치 없이 nederamai zemiski; necienīgi tdk wajar onwaardig uverdig niegodnie indignamente nedemn недостойно hanebne nevredno nedostojno ovärdigt อย่างไม่สมควร lâyık olmaksızın 不值得地 недостойно نامناسب طور پر không xứng đáng
n unˈworthiness
onwaardigheid عَدَم لياقَه، عَدَم إستِحْقاق низост hanebnost uværdighed die Unwürdigkeit αναξιότητα indignidad, falta de dignidad ebaväärikus عدم سزاواری sopimattomuus indignité חוֹסֶר עֶרֶך अयोग्यता nedostojnost méltatlanság skömm, óhæfa indegnità 下劣 가치 없음 gėda necienīgums; nepiedienīgums tdk wajarnya onwaardigheid uverdighet niegodziwość indignidade caracter nedemn недостойность hanebnosť nevrednost nedostojnost ovärdighet ความไม่สมควร değersizlik 不值得 негідність نالائقيت sự không xứng đáng


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