"uncalled-for" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈkɔld.foɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-uncalled-for.wav Forms: more uncalled-for [comparative], most uncalled-for [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} uncalled-for (comparative more uncalled-for, superlative most uncalled-for)
  1. Unwanted; not requested or required.
    Sense id: en-uncalled-for-en-adj-icONVOed Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English negative polarity items, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English negative polarity items: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 10
  2. Unwarranted, disproportionate, or inappropriate; not deserved or justified, especially when rude or offensive. Translations (unwarranted): неуместен (neumesten) (Bulgarian), umotiveret (Danish), malplaceret (Danish), unødvendig (Danish), απρόκλητος (apróklitos) (Greek), ingiustificato [masculine] (Italian), immotivato [masculine] (Italian), gratuito (Spanish), innecesario (Spanish), improcedente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-uncalled-for-en-adj-6LEtMiTU Disambiguation of 'unwarranted': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uncalled for

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "apróklitos",
          "sense": "unwarranted",
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      "roman": "neumesten",
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      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unwarranted",
      "word": "umotiveret"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unwarranted",
      "word": "malplaceret"
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      "sense": "unwarranted",
      "word": "unødvendig"
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      "roman": "apróklitos",
      "sense": "unwarranted",
      "word": "απρόκλητος"
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      "sense": "unwarranted",
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      "sense": "unwarranted",
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unwarranted",
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    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unwarranted",
      "word": "innecesario"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unwarranted",
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