unworthiness

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the quality or state of lacking merit or value
  2. the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting“he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person”“his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness”Synonyms: inappropriateness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Unworthy \Un*wor"thy\, a. Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of. -- Un*wor"thi*ly, adv. -- Un*wor"thi*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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