Unmerited

//ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtɪd// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not merited.

    "She was tempted to leave him with his illusions. Something in her nature, however, caviled at this unmerited encomium."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not merited or deserved wordnet
  2. 2
    not merited wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
undeservedunworthygratuitousillegalinequitableiniquitous

Example

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"My political ideal is democracy. Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. It is an irony of fate that I should have been showered with so much uncalled for and unmerited admiration and esteem. Perhaps this adulation springs from the unfulfilled wish of the multitude to comprehend the few ideas which I, with my weak powers, have advanced."

Etymology

From un- + merited.

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