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# unfounded

«unfounded» in Mova's school dictionary: **not based on facts or evidence; not true** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Unfounded means not based on facts or evidence; not true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfounded/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and news, unfounded claims have no proof. In everyday life, unfounded fears are worries that turn out to be wrong. It tells the reader a belief was mistaken. Phrases: unfounded rumours, unfounded fears, completely unfounded.

### examples

- The rumour was completely unfounded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfounded/#x1)
- My fears about the new school were unfounded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfounded/#x2)
- The claims were unfounded and untrue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfounded/#x3)
- The teacher said the complaint was unfounded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfounded/#x4)
- Scientists showed the worry was unfounded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfounded/#x5)
- Don't spread unfounded stories. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfounded/#x6)

### note

Prefix un- + founded (based on). Similar: groundless, baseless. Opposite: well-founded.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unfounded» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unfounded/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.