undue

CEFRC1

/ʌnˈdjuː/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    More than is reasonable, necessary, or suitable.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not owing or payable.

Examples

  • Do nothing that will bring undue attention to yourself.

  • There is no cause for undue alarm.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ʌnˈduː/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.

  2. Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.

More examples

In context

  • There's no need to take undue risks.

  • To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.

  • But even if they don’t announce themselves on the cover of the Times business section, groups of millionaires exercise undue influence on every aspect of American life every day.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From un- + due.