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undutiful

undutiful

8.6
Not showing proper respect or care toward parents and other people in charge
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈdjuːtɪfəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : indisciplinado

Examples

  • On another occasion, the Prophet said: "God has forbidden for you to be undutiful to your mothers."

    Blog text (17)

  • Many grew up in religiously undutiful households.

    Academic text (1999)

  • I'll never forget, Eileen, that you were at his beside... ...when I, the most undutiful son should have been there.

    Son of the Gods (1930)

  • The reason: the old pretext that baptism makes the slaves proud and undutiful. This contention emerged as their main argument, according to Le Jau; and it was pervasive.

    Academic text (2006)

  • These modern-day equivalents of the Manichaeans twisted Luther's writings to support their own opinions and to mislead the simple, thus showing themselves to be "undutiful disciples."

    Academic text (2004)

  • His undutiful behavior towards his parents has caused a lot of tension in the family.

  • The undutiful child ignored his parents' advice, making poor choices that worried them.

  • Many considered her actions undutiful because she rarely visited her elderly parents.

Synonyms

insubordinate
vsundutiful
12 8.1

Refusing to follow orders or respect someone in charge

is broader also meaning failure of respect or duty rather than only disobedience
neglectful
vsundutiful
8 4.4

Not giving enough care or attention when something needs it

focuses more on lack of respect or duty rather than just missing care
unfilial
vsundutiful
1 9.9

A child who does not show the respect and care their parents expect

is more general covering lack of respect or duty to parents or authority
undeferential
vsundutiful
9.9

Not showing respect to people in authority

is broader including failure of duty and care toward parents or authorities

Antonyms

dutiful
16 3.9

Willing to do what others expect and follow rules

How Dutiful

devoted
80 3.4
dutiful
16 3.9
undutiful
  • Archaic
8.6
indifferent
46 4.4
neglectful
8 4.4

Surface Forms

undutiful positive
undutifuler comparative
undutifulest superlative

Morphology

undutiful = dutiful (transparent) = un + duty + ful

A straightforward negative prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'dutiful'; meaning is directly the opposite of 'dutiful'.

Etymology

Undutiful breaks down easily: un- means 'not' and duty is about what you 'owe' or must do for others. So, undutiful describes someone who is 'not doing' their duty — not showing the respect or care people expect, especially toward parents or authority.