1
: not due : not yet payable
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : excessive
undue force
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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The idea is to lay the foundation for new habits without putting an undue amount of pressure on yourself.
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
The relationships, Canter said, make Ernst vulnerable to being extorted if people learned of them and could give someone undue influence over her.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
And now, with little public discourse, the Trump administration has delayed a meeting of the nation’s vaccine experts, purporting to root out undue influence and conflicts of interest in people who have a vested interest in population health.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Our participation in the 24-Hour Economic Boycott acknowledges the undue influence that Big Business has on the Trump administration and Congress.
—Darin Stewart, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
The relationships, Canter said, make Ernst vulnerable to being extorted if people learned of them and could give someone undue influence over her.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
And now, with little public discourse, the Trump administration has delayed a meeting of the nation’s vaccine experts, purporting to root out undue influence and conflicts of interest in people who have a vested interest in population health.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Our participation in the 24-Hour Economic Boycott acknowledges the undue influence that Big Business has on the Trump administration and Congress.
—Darin Stewart, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undue. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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