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unjustified
(ʌnˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪd)adj
not justified or vindicated: an entirely unjustified attack.
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Adj. | 1. | unjustified - lacking justification or authorization; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom" unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment |
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unjustified
adjective wrong, indefensible, inexcusable, unacceptable, outrageous, unjust, unforgivable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, unwarrantable The commission concluded that the police action was unjustified.
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unjustified
[ˈʌnˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd] ADJ1. (= unfair) [action, attack, reputation] → injustificado
he described their action as inappropriate and unjustified → calificó su acción de impropia e injustificada
he described their action as inappropriate and unjustified → calificó su acción de impropia e injustificada
2. (Typ) [text] → no alineado, no justificado
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unjustified
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[ʌnˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪd] adj (remark) → ingiustificato/a, immotivato/a; (suspicion) → infondato/a (Typ) (text) → non giustificato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995