unfounded

[ uhn-foun-did ]
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adjective
  1. without foundation; not based on fact, realistic considerations, or the like: unfounded suspicions.

  2. not established; not founded: the prophet of a religion as yet unfounded.

Origin of unfounded

1
First recorded in 1640–50; un-1 + found1 + -ed2

Other words for unfounded

Other words from unfounded

  • un·found·ed·ly, adverb
  • un·found·ed·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unfounded

unfounded

/ (ʌnˈfaʊndɪd) /


adjective
  1. (of ideas, allegations, etc) baseless; groundless

  2. not yet founded or established

Derived forms of unfounded

  • unfoundedly, adverb
  • unfoundedness, noun

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