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unfounded

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un⋅found⋅ed

  [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:
1640–50; un- 1 + found 2 + -ed 2

Related forms:
un⋅found⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
un⋅found⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. groundless, idle, false, unjustified, unsubstantiated.
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un·found·ed   (ŭn-foun'dĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Not based on fact or sound evidence; groundless. See Synonyms at baseless.

  2. Not yet established.

un·found'ed·ly adv., un·found'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unfounded 
1648, "having no foundation or basis," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of found (1).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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