unfounded
pronunciation
How to pronounce unfounded in British English:
UK [ʌnˈfaʊndɪd]
How to pronounce unfounded in American English:
US [ʌnˈfaʊndɪd]
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- Adjective:
- without a basis in reason or fact
Word Origin
- unfounded (adj.)
- 1640s, "having no foundation or basis," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of found (v.1).
Example
- 1. Other scholars however describe the fears regarding confucius institutes as in their experiences unfounded .
- 2. Actually , many critics admit that their complaints are unfounded even as they lodge them .
- 3. The expansion has rattled nerves on both sides , but some maintain that the fear of the other closing in is unfounded .
- 4. A public inquiry ruled that the report had been unfounded and described the bbc 's editorial policies as defective .
- 5. Start with the conditional promise of intervention by the ecb 's president , mario draghi . This is designed to hold down a country 's borrowing costs , especially for short-dated bonds , and dispel " unfounded fears " about the future of the euro .