Meanings
noununmercy (countable and uncountable, plural unmercies)
plural unmercies
- countableuncountableThe lack or absence of mercy; mercilessness.
There is justice and injustice, mercy and unmercy, love and unlove, self and unself, faithfulness and unfaithfulness, the well-being of others and the ill-being of others, the honor of God and the dishonor of God.
1870, Octavius Perinchief, Sermons Preached in Memorial Church, Baltimore
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Origin
- Middle Englishonmerci
- Englishunmercy
From Middle English onmerci, unmerci, unmercy; equivalent to un- (“lack or absence of”) + mercy.
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unmercy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmercy
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