Not deserving of something good, respect, or attention; not good enough or valuable enough.
From Old English weorðe (worthy) with the prefix 'un-' added. The root comes from the idea of having worth or value, and 'unworthy' means lacking that quality.
People often feel 'unworthy' of love or success not because it's objectively true, but because of how they judge themselves—it's fascinating how self-criticism can feel more real to us than actual evidence of our value.
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