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# unmerited

«unmerited» in Mova's school dictionary: **not deserved, whether good or bad (formal)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### note

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unmerited» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unmerited/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.