adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
assumption
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That's an unwarranted assumption - for all college teachers are in a position of academic authority.
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The general has made an unwarranted assumption about shared knowledge.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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unwarranted criticism
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He warned members of the public not to jump to any unwarranted conclusions about the tragedy.
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Many sportsmen and women consider random drug-testing to be an unwarranted invasion of their privacy.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And most, in their macroeconomic management, lurched between unjustified fears of recession and unwarranted euphoria about growth.
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Company loyalty is in question, however, and assuming workers' commitment to their corporations is unwarranted .
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He afflicted one with a sense of unwarranted intrusion on one's private concerns.
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However, unwarranted use of antibiotics can help create drug-resistant bacteria and subject patients to nasty side effects, like severe diarrhea.
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Naturally, neoclassical economists will stand aghast at what they regard as an unwarranted political intrusion into the realm of positive economics.
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Partnership continued to elude me, and it embarrassed and frustrated me, although objectively I knew my impatience was largely unwarranted .
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The trauma of the tragedy is leading people to jump to a lot of conclusions that may prove unwarranted .