Underrewarded: meaning, definitions and examples
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underrewarded
[ ˌʌndərrɪˈwɔrdɪd ]
financial compensation
Underrewarded refers to a situation in which an individual feels they are receiving less reward or compensation than they deserve for their contributions or efforts. This term often indicates a sense of unfairness or imbalance in how rewards are distributed, particularly in a workplace setting.
Synonyms
underappreciated, undercompensated, undervalued.
Examples of usage
- He felt underrewarded for the long hours he worked.
- Many employees become disengaged when they perceive themselves as underrewarded.
- The team's collective effort was overshadowed by the underrewarded contributions of its members.
Translations
Translations of the word "underrewarded" in other languages:
🇵🇹 subvalorizado
🇮🇳 अवमानित
🇩🇪 unterbewertet
🇮🇩 kurang dihargai
🇺🇦 недостатньо винагороджений
🇵🇱 niedoceniany
🇯🇵 過小評価された
🇫🇷 sous-estimé
🇪🇸 subestimado
🇹🇷 değerinin altında
🇰🇷 과소 평가된
🇸🇦 مُقَيَّم بشكل غير عادل
🇨🇿 podceňovaný
🇸🇰 podceňovaný
🇨🇳 被低估的
🇸🇮 podcenjen
🇮🇸 vanmetinn
🇰🇿 бағаланбаған
🇬🇪 არასაკმარისი შეფასებული
🇦🇿 dəyərini yetərincə almayan
🇲🇽 subestimado
Etymology
The term 'underrewarded' is a compound word formed from the prefix 'under-', which denotes something is insufficient or below a desired level, and the verb 'reward', derived from the Latin word 'recuperare', meaning 'to recover'. The word has evolved to encapsulate feelings of inadequacy in recognition or compensation. In organizational behavior and psychology, feelings of being underrewarded can lead to decreased motivation and job satisfaction among employees. As work environments continue to emphasize fairness and equity in reward systems, the relevance of the term underrewarded has gained increasing importance.