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unworthiness

DEFINITIONS OF: unworthiness

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n the quality or state of lacking merit or value

Antonyms:
worthiness
the quality or state of having merit or value
Types:
baseness, contemptibility, despicability, despicableness, sordidness
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
disgracefulness, ignominiousness, shamefulness
unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
scandalousness
disgracefulness that offends public morality
Type of:
bad, badness
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

n the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting

“his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness”
Synonyms:
inappropriateness
Antonyms:
appropriateness
the quality of being specially suitable
Types:
inappositeness, inaptness
inappropriateness
infelicity
inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
Type of:
ineptness, unsuitability, unsuitableness
the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
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