undue
adj.more than is necessary, reasonable, or fair. You use it to describe an amount of something that is too much for the situation.
adj.exceeding what is appropriate, warranted, or justified. Often used to describe excessive influence, pressure, or delay in legal and formal contexts.
“The news caused undue alarm among the public.”
“The manager warned that any undue delay in submitting the report would affect the project timeline.”
“The court ruled that the contract was signed under undue influence, as one party had used their position of power to pressure the other into an unfair agreement.”
Typically used attributively before a noun; frequently collocates with 'influence', 'pressure', 'delay', or 'hardship'.
Usage undue pressure
“Yes, absolutely, we must protect our children, we must protect Australians against undue harm.”
“Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem hit back on Beirut’s remarks, accusing Lebanese officials of putting the army under “undue pressure” by implementing a non-functional agreement.”
From un- + due.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.