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unmerited
adjective
formaluk /ˌʌnˈmer.ɪ.tɪd/ us /ˌʌnˈmer.ɪ.t̬ɪd/
that is not deserved:
His reputation as being a person who is difficult to work with is totally unmerited, and really he is just a bit shy.
She was a very humble person and insisted that all the praise she received was unmerited.
Related word
meritverbformal
As a proud man, he found the unmerited punishment to be very upsetting.
She fought a long campaign to have the unmerited criticisms withdrawn.
The nickname he had at school was not kind but also not unmerited.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Deserving and deserved
birthright
come
comeuppance
deserts
deserve
deserved
deserving
get your comeuppance
get your just desertsidiom
go
had it coming (to you)idiom
hard-earned
just
serve
undeserved
undeservedly
undeserving
undeservingly
well deserved
worthy
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