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Definition of undue in English:

undue

adjective ʌnˈdjuːˌənˈd(j)u
  • Unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate.

    不适当的;过分的

    this figure did not give rise to undue concern

    这一数字未引起过分担心。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are numerous complaints about the undue delays there are in planning at the moment.
    • Cllr Joe Dunne said he was concerned at what appears ‘to be an undue delay’ in putting the scheme in place.
    • Anyone who continues to look at the new environment from an outdated perspective will become embroiled in excessive and undue worries.
    • This follows a landmark European Court ruling that governments must now pay for their citizens' medical treatment abroad if there is undue delay providing it at home.
    • Where there is abundance of food, excessive eating and undue weight gain are not uncommon, although there is in fact a normal physiological tendency to lay down more fat stores in the earlier months.
    • It also gives grounds for caution at the possibility of undue government interference or excessive bureaucratization.
    • Meaney suggested that the Board examine the possibility of buying services from the private sector in cases where there was undue delay.
    • When we finally started to make inroads and become popular, there was so much, at least as far as the band was concerned, undue attention being paid to my stuff.
    • Although I was particularly careful not to name any person, I regret any distress or undue concern that might have been caused to any person.
    • Given the type of congestion we have experienced, undue delay in providing the roads needed would be a recipe for a real nightmare scenario.
    • They did not anticipate any undue delay in meeting the council's request and expected that the council's deliberations would be concluded soon after the provision of the information.
    • Overpopulation and rampant species loss are ‘unfounded or undue concerns.’
    • Serious problems usually result from undue delay in seeing a doctor.
    • Voluntary organisations such as Civil Defence also need call-out plans to bring personnel in from their everyday activities in an effective manner and without undue delay.
    • They impose excess burdens through undue discouragement of such investment.
    • He also called for cancer services in Ireland to be put ‘on a par with the rest of Europe and the world without any undue delay.’
    • Society as a whole has placed undue and excessive trust in the ability of political measures to solve the problems of the Aborigines.
    • And that's appropriate because the threat is an urgent one, and we need to act without undue delay.
    • It was characterised by an excessive and even undue respect for authority and authoritarianism.
    • ‘The minister said that he was anxious to deal with the proposed legislation and was not in favour of undue delay,’ said Mr Walsh.
    Synonyms
    excessive, extreme, immoderate, intemperate, disproportionate, inordinate
    fulsome, superfluous, too much, too great
    uncalled for, unneeded, unnecessary, non-essential, not required, needless
    unwarranted, unjustified, unreasonable
    inappropriate, unmerited, unsuitable, unseemly, unbecoming, improper, ill-advised

Definition of undue in US English:

undue

adjectiveˌənˈd(j)uˌənˈd(y)o͞o
  • Unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate.

    不适当的;过分的

    this figure did not give rise to undue concern

    这一数字未引起过分担心。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When we finally started to make inroads and become popular, there was so much, at least as far as the band was concerned, undue attention being paid to my stuff.
    • Society as a whole has placed undue and excessive trust in the ability of political measures to solve the problems of the Aborigines.
    • Meaney suggested that the Board examine the possibility of buying services from the private sector in cases where there was undue delay.
    • Anyone who continues to look at the new environment from an outdated perspective will become embroiled in excessive and undue worries.
    • Cllr Joe Dunne said he was concerned at what appears ‘to be an undue delay’ in putting the scheme in place.
    • It also gives grounds for caution at the possibility of undue government interference or excessive bureaucratization.
    • It was characterised by an excessive and even undue respect for authority and authoritarianism.
    • Voluntary organisations such as Civil Defence also need call-out plans to bring personnel in from their everyday activities in an effective manner and without undue delay.
    • Given the type of congestion we have experienced, undue delay in providing the roads needed would be a recipe for a real nightmare scenario.
    • They did not anticipate any undue delay in meeting the council's request and expected that the council's deliberations would be concluded soon after the provision of the information.
    • Serious problems usually result from undue delay in seeing a doctor.
    • Overpopulation and rampant species loss are ‘unfounded or undue concerns.’
    • There are numerous complaints about the undue delays there are in planning at the moment.
    • They impose excess burdens through undue discouragement of such investment.
    • This follows a landmark European Court ruling that governments must now pay for their citizens' medical treatment abroad if there is undue delay providing it at home.
    • Although I was particularly careful not to name any person, I regret any distress or undue concern that might have been caused to any person.
    • He also called for cancer services in Ireland to be put ‘on a par with the rest of Europe and the world without any undue delay.’
    • ‘The minister said that he was anxious to deal with the proposed legislation and was not in favour of undue delay,’ said Mr Walsh.
    • And that's appropriate because the threat is an urgent one, and we need to act without undue delay.
    • Where there is abundance of food, excessive eating and undue weight gain are not uncommon, although there is in fact a normal physiological tendency to lay down more fat stores in the earlier months.
    Synonyms
    excessive, extreme, immoderate, intemperate, disproportionate, inordinate
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