unfounded

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BrE /ʌnˈfaʊndɪd/ AmE /ʌnˈfaʊndɪd/

adjective en → es

1 BASELESS [attributive, predicative] B2

not based on facts or evidence; not true or real

infundado, sin fundamento

  • an unfounded claim/suggestion

Collocations unfounded rumor · unfounded suspicion

  • The report was based on several unfounded claims.

    El informe se basaba en varias afirmaciones infundadas.

2 WRONG [attributive, predicative] B1

incorrect or mistaken; not true or accurate

equivocado, incorrecto

  • an unfounded belief

Collocations unfounded assumption · unfounded opinion

  • His unfounded belief in the power of positive thinking.

    Su creencia equivocada en el poder del pensamiento positivo.