undue
Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficientExcessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
» There is no cause for undue alarm.
Нет причин для непомерной тревоги. — Yokhor
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3 sensesExcessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.
übertrieben
надмірнийnadmirnyj
Which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
unangemessen
Not owing or payable.
not yet payable
Examples
11 sentencesThere is no cause for undue alarm.
ruНет причин для непомерной тревоги. — Yokhor
There's no need to take undue risks.
ruНет необходимости непомерно рисковать. — Yokhor
You should avoid undue stress now.
This is too big and undue risk.
ruЭто слишком большой и неоправданный риск. — marafon
It was all because of my undue credulity.
ruВсему виной была моя излишняя доверчивость. — marafon
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From un- + due.From un- + due.
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Forms
more undue, most undue| Comparative | more undue Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most undue Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
23 synonyms- lacking justification or authorization:unjustifiedunwarranted
- beyond normal limits:excessiveinordinateunreasonable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.