adj
Meaning 1
Not merited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unmerited
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtɪd/
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adjective
Meaning 2
not merited or deserved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- received an unmerited honorary degree
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: merited
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
not merited
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unmerited treatment of a potentially fine subject
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English merited English unmerited From un- + merited.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: незаслужен (nezaslužen) — not merited
- Latin: immeritus — not merited
- Spanish: inmerecido — not merited
- Spanish: inmérito — not merited