unmerited

[US]/ʌn'merɪtɪd/
[UK]/ʌn'mɛrɪtɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. undeserved, unwarranted, improper

Phrases & Collocations

unmerited favor

unmerited praise

unmerited privilege

Real-world Examples

God passes out grace, his unmerited grace.

Source: Steve Harvey's motivational speech

The appellation was not flattering, but not unmerited.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 1)

But incredible and unmerited luck was with the three of us.

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

Young Robinson was quite ashamed at the thought of this unmerited kindness, and heartily repented of his behavior. Philip went home quite satisfied.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

From this view, the critic's obsession with losses in platform solutions, which remains a tiny part of the firm, is unmerited.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

But it's easy enough to bear our own evils, all we need for that is a little manliness; what's intolerable is the evil, often so unmerited in appearance, that befalls others.

Source: Blade (Part Two)

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