1
: not due : not yet payable
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : excessive
undue force
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Examples of undue in a Sentence
These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship.
His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.
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David Phelan, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
This leads to undue stress and a focus on speed over service.
—Doyinsola Oladipo and Mrinmay Dey, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
High-impact sports, such as hockey and football, can lead to undue stress on the joints and increase the risk of chronic knee pain.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 28 July 2024
Ideally, these innovations will help to undue nearly 70 years of economic and monetary policy failures.
—Aaron Stanley, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undue. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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undue
adjective
un·due
ˌən-ˈd(y)ü 
1
: not due
2
: excessive
undue profit
Legal Definition
undue
adjective
un·due
ˌən-ˈdü, -ˈdyü
1
: not due : not yet payable
an undue bill
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness
would impose undue hardship on the debtors
such a requirement would place an undue burden on employers
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