unappreciated
unappreciated — adjective
- unappreciatedpositive
- more unappreciatedcomparative
- most unappreciatedsuperlative
1. used to describe someone whose good qualities, skills, or hard work are not noti
used to describe someone whose good qualities, skills, or hard work are not noticed or valued by the people around them.
After years of working late without a promotion, Mei-Ling felt deeply unappreciated by her company.
feel + unappreciated + by [someone]
Theo's volunteer work at the animal shelter went unappreciated until a local newspaper wrote a story about him.
go + unappreciated (passive-like structure)
Ananya's efforts to keep the office running smoothly often went unappreciated by the managers above her.
The long hours of practice that Kwame put into the team were completely unappreciated by the new coach.
- undervalued
focuses on worth being rated too low
- unrecognized
focuses on achievements not being seen
- overlooked
focuses on being ignored or passed over
- appreciated
the direct opposite
- valued
suggests active recognition of worth
文法句型
feel + unappreciated
go + unappreciated
unappreciated + by + noun phrase
用法筆記
Commonly used with the linking verbs feel and go to describe a person's experience rather than a permanent state. The phrase 'go unappreciated' (like 'go unnoticed') is a fixed pattern meaning that something is not acknowledged.