unmeritv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛrɪt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmɛrət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², merit v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + merit v., after unmeriting adj. Compare earlier unmerited adj.

rare after 19th cent.

transitive. To fail to merit; to be undeserving of.

ΚΠ

1684 R. Goodridge Psalter cv. 145 The bitter Chain Pierc'd his griev'd soul, unmeriting the pain.

a1737 E. Rowe Misc. Wks. (1739) I. 212 I am a sinner, freely 'tis confest, Unmeriting the least regard from thee.

1788 Scots Mag. Dec. 581/1 The demand made by Foote on the Duchess, might..have passed among the other indifferent events of the hour, as wholly unmeriting the public notice.

1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. ix. 203 Unmeriting alike reward or blame.

1869 Onward Sept. 282 A frank-spirited act of generosity..altogether unmeriting the disapprobation that was so freely flung upon it.

2012 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 17 June 22 The bird became, well, just one insignificant bird. A creation of fiction unmeriting sympathy or empathy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmerit
释义	unmeritv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛrɪt/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɛrət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², merit v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + merit v., after unmeriting adj. Compare earlier unmerited adj. rare after 19th cent. transitive. To fail to merit; to be undeserving of. ΚΠ 1684 R. Goodridge Psalter cv. 145 The bitter Chain Pierc'd his griev'd soul, unmeriting the pain. a1737 E. Rowe Misc. Wks. (1739) I. 212 I am a sinner, freely 'tis confest, Unmeriting the least regard from thee. 1788 Scots Mag. Dec. 581/1 The demand made by Foote on the Duchess, might..have passed among the other indifferent events of the hour, as wholly unmeriting the public notice. 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. ix. 203 Unmeriting alike reward or blame. 1869 Onward Sept. 282 A frank-spirited act of generosity..altogether unmeriting the disapprobation that was so freely flung upon it. 2012 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 17 June 22 The bird became, well, just one insignificant bird. A creation of fiction unmeriting sympathy or empathy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1684
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