undeserved
adjective
un·de·served
ˌən-di-ˈzərvd 
: not earned or deserved : not justified or merited
undeserved criticism/praise
an undeserved reputation
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Pit bulls already have an undeserved bad reputation.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Odom’s performance, along with that of his co-star Kara Young, rescued this very fine play from undeserved obscurity.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Grindr is probably the best known among the broader public, thanks in part to its (not entirely undeserved) association with hookup culture.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
By that time, the Russian public had come to regard the 1990s—with its experiment in democracy, the advent of the free market, and its unprecedented openness—as a period of national humiliation that produced undeserved wealth for a few, misery for many, and prostration before foreigners.
—Dmitri Trenin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2016
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Odom’s performance, along with that of his co-star Kara Young, rescued this very fine play from undeserved obscurity.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Grindr is probably the best known among the broader public, thanks in part to its (not entirely undeserved) association with hookup culture.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
By that time, the Russian public had come to regard the 1990s—with its experiment in democracy, the advent of the free market, and its unprecedented openness—as a period of national humiliation that produced undeserved wealth for a few, misery for many, and prostration before foreigners.
—Dmitri Trenin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2016
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“Undeserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeserved. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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