unduly

/ənˈduɫi/ adv B2

more than is reasonable or necessary

Word Origin Built on due, from Latin debere 'to owe'. Duly means 'as owed, properly', so unduly is 'not as owed, improperly'. The root debere also gives us duty (what you owe), debtor (one who owes), and indebted. The negative prefix un- flips it: unduly is doing something you don't owe — exceeding proper bounds.

adv more than is reasonable or necessary B2

She was unduly upset about the small mistake, since it was easy to fix.

(副词) 过度地;过分地;不适当地

她对那个小错误过度沮丧,因为很容易就能修正。

(adverbio) excesivamente; desmedidamente; desmesuradamente; indebidamente [más de lo razonable o necesario]

Ella estaba excesivamente molesta por el pequeño error, ya que era fácil de arreglar.

(adverbe) excessivement; démesurément; immodérément; abusivement [D'une manière excessive ou injustifiée.]

Elle était **excessivement** bouleversée pour une petite erreur, car c'était facile à corriger.

(Adverb) übermäßig; unangemessen; ungebührlich [in einem Maß, das über das Vernünftige oder Notwendige hinausgeht; übermäßig.]

Sie war **unduly** verärgert über den kleinen Fehler, obwohl er leicht zu beheben war.

(副詞) 道理や必要以上に、過度に

彼女は簡単に修正できる小さなミスに対して、過度に upset していた。

(advérbio) excessivamente; demasiadamente; desmedidamente; exageradamente [mais do que é razoável ou necessário; excessivamente]

Ela ficou excessivamente chateada com o pequeno erro, já que era fácil de consertar.

adv Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.

She was unduly criticized for a simple mistake.

(副词) 过度地

她因为一个简单的错误受到了不应有的批评。

(adverbio) injustamente; indebidamente; inmerecidamente; sin razón [Inmerecidamente; de una manera no justificada.]

Fue **inmerecidamente** criticada por un error simple.

(adverbe) indûment; injustement; sans raison; sans motif [De manière excessive ou injustifiée, sans raison valable.]

Elle a été critiquée de manière injustifiée pour une simple erreur.

(Adverb) unangemessen; ungebührlich [**Unduly** bedeutet in unangemessener, übertriebener oder unverdienter Weise, oft im Zusammenhang mit Kritik, Belastung oder Einflussnahme.]

Sie wurde **unduly** für einen einfachen Fehler kritisiert.

(副詞) 不当に。正当な理由や根拠なく、過剰に。

彼女はちょっとしたミスのために不当に批判された。

(advérbio) indevidamente; sem razão; desproporcionalmente; injustamente [Indevidamente; de uma forma não justificada.]

Ela foi indevidamente criticada por um simples erro.

Word parts: un + due + ly

Common collocations

seem verb worry verb lenient adj without prep restrictive adj worried adj restrict verb influence verb concerned adj delay verb appear verb perhaps adv

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