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un·de·serv·ing [ˌʌndɪˈzɜ:vɪŋ, Am -ˈzɜ:rv-] ADJ

undeserving

undeserving

to be undeserving of pity

kein Mitleid verdienen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be undeserving of pity

kein Mitleid verdienen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He might be portrayed as a superstitious coward undeserving of his reputation. en.wikipedia.org

She has some setbacks at work when the credit for all her ideas and hardwork goes to undeserving people. en.wikipedia.org

Newcomers are seen as undeserving, or that they must prove their entitlement in order to gain access to basic support necessities. en.wikipedia.org

The difficulties in one's life serve as a test to sort the deserving from the undeserving. en.wikipedia.org

The second was by far the finer of the two, as it does not needlessly cut that which is innocent and undeserving. en.wikipedia.org

Those individuals classed as undeserving were those whose poverty was deemed to be caused by indolence and alcoholism. en.wikipedia.org

And whilst the majority of deserving allottees received smaller plots, the undeserving often received large ones. en.wikipedia.org

Most subsequent legislation built on its principles of provision for the local deserving poor and punishment of mobile and undeserving sturdie beggars. en.wikipedia.org

Deep down, she believes that all love is unrequited, perhaps believing that she is undeserving of true happiness. en.wikipedia.org

This led to less sympathy for those on welfare who were viewed as the undeserving poor and contributed to the policy reversal. en.wikipedia.org

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