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UNWORTHINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
Example:
his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness
Synonyms:
inappropriateness; unworthiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unworthiness" is a kind of...):
ineptness; unsuitability; unsuitableness (the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unworthiness"):
inappositeness; inaptness (inappropriateness)
infelicity (inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality or state of lacking merit or value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unworthiness" is a kind of...):
bad; badness (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unworthiness"):
baseness; contemptibility; despicability; despicableness; sordidness (unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values)
disgracefulness; ignominiousness; shamefulness (unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor)
Antonym:
worthiness (the quality or state of having merit or value)
Derivation:
unworthy (morally reprehensible)
unworthy (lacking in value or merit)
