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# unmerited

adjective

«unmerited» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unmerited means not deserved, whether good or bad (formal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmerited/#m1)

### In the lessons

In ethics and church talk, Christians speak of God's grace as unmerited favour — a gift not earned. In stories, unmerited punishment is unfair. Phrases: unmerited praise, unmerited favour.

### Examples

- The praise was unmerited, because he had copied his work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmerited/#x1)
- The punishment was unmerited. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmerited/#x2)
- Christians believe grace is God's unmerited favour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmerited/#x3)
- She felt her prize was unmerited. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmerited/#x4)
- His unmerited good luck surprised everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmerited/#x5)

### Note

Formal. Prefix un- + merited (deserved). Similar: undeserved. Opposite: deserved, earned.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unmerited» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmerited/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unmerited» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unmerited.html) on Mova free.