undeservingness
- noun
- /ˌʌndɪˈzɜrvɪŋnəs/
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indignidad
- Denying benefits to poor children as a way of punishing their mothers, for example, reveals the importance of the "ideology of undeservingness" as an underlying rationale for this change in public policy.
Examples
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As a result of bad values and practices, undeservingness has become a major cause of contemporary poverty.
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In his book, The War Against the Poor, Herbert Gans termed this the "ideology of undeservingness."
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First, since the 1960s, which was the point in American history at which the urban, non-white poor became particularly visible to "mainstream" American society, there has been an expanded notion of undeservingness within the dichotomy of the deserving and undeserving poor.
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The notion of undeservingness has led to significant social and economic inequalities in society.
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The ideology of undeservingness often shapes public perceptions of welfare recipients.
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Critics argue that the concept of undeservingness unfairly penalizes those who are already struggling.
Synonyms
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7.5
A feeling that you are not good enough and do not deserve good things
Antonyms
How Deserving
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4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
undeservingness = undeserving (transparent) = un + deserve + ing + ness
The noun form 'undeservingness' is clearly derived from the adjective 'undeserving' using the suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
The word undeservingness starts with un- meaning 'not' and uses deserve, which is like 'to earn' or 'be worthy of' something. So undeservingness is the state or feeling of not believing you have earned or are worthy of praise, reward, or kindness.