unearn

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verb

No longer to deserve (privileges, respect, etc.) that one had previously earned.

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Meanings

verbunearn (third-person singular simple present unearns, present participle unearning, simple past and past participle unearned or unearnt)

present singular third person unearns · participle present unearning · participle past unearned · past unearned · participle past unearnt · past unearnt

  1. transitiveNo longer to deserve (privileges, respect, etc.) that one had previously earned.

Origin

From un- + earn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unnear
Cite this entry
APA

unearn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unearn

MLA

“unearn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unearn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unearn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unearn.

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