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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinmerecido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: een-meh-reh-see-doh
"El equipo sufrió una derrota inmerecida en el último minuto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not deserved or warranted; lacking justification or cause.
"He faced much unmerited criticism for his sincere efforts to improve the project." - 2
Not earned through effort or quality, often used in theological or formal contexts to describe grace or favor.
"The theology emphasizes that salvation is an unmerited gift given to humanity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with merited, which originates from the past participle of the verb merit, coming from the Latin meritum meaning 'desert, due, or earned'. The term evolved in Middle English to describe something that is not earned, deserved, or warranted by the actions or character of the recipient.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unmerited" is said worldwide
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immerité
Transliteration: ee-meh-ree-tay
Script: immérité
"Il a subi des critiques imméritées de la part de ses collègues."
unverdient
Transliteration: un-ver-deent
"Diese harte Strafe war völlig unverdient."
meritato
Transliteration: meh-ree-tah-toh
Script: immeritato
"Ha ricevuto un elogio del tutto immeritato."
inmerecido
Transliteration: een-meh-reh-see-doh
"El equipo sufrió una derrota inmerecida en el último minuto."
imerecido
Transliteration: ee-meh-reh-see-doo
"As acusações contra ele foram totalmente imerecidas."
अयोग्य
Transliteration: ayogya / anakalan
"उन्हें इस अनुचित आलोचना का सामना करना पड़ा।"
不应得的
Transliteration: bù yīng de
"他承受了许多不应得的指责。"
부당한
Transliteration: budanghan
"그는 부당한 비판을 받았다."
不当な
Transliteration: futō na
"彼は不当な非難に耐えなければならなかった。"
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