deservedness
- noun
- /dɪˈzɜrvɪdnəs/
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merecimiento
- Deservedness is not a requisite for forgiveness.
And your worthiness or your deservedness to be loved or to love yourself has nothing to do with what you do.
- And your worthiness or your deservedness to be loved or to love yourself has nothing to do with what you do.
Examples
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And your worthiness or your deservedness to be loved or to love yourself has nothing to do with what you do.
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The models in the three experimental conditions were asked, in roundabout fashion, about the issue of fairness or deservedness.
Academic text (2002) -
This moral practice is enforced, as I have demonstrated with regard to the discourses on witchcraft, chira, and the "deservedness" of HIV/AIDS illness, stigmatization, blame, and tension within familial and larger social units.
Academic text (2008) -
The committee will evaluate the students' deservedness for the scholarship based on their hard work and dedication.
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Evaluating someone's deservedness for a reward can often lead to difficult discussions.
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He questioned the deservedness of the punishment given the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Synonyms
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Being seen as having value and deserving respect
Being worthy of help, reward, or attention
Deserving praise or a reward
Antonyms
How Worthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deservedness comes from the verb deserve, which originally meant 'to serve' and is connected to the common word serve. Think of someone who has 'served' or worked for something and so 'earns' it, which is why deservedness means being worthy of a reward or punishment.