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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unearn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-earn
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Etymology

From un- + earn.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unearns (present, singular) unearning (participle, present) unearned (participle, past) unearned (past) unearnt (participle, past) unearnt (past)

Questions

What does unearn mean?
No longer to deserve (privileges, respect, etc.) that one had previously earned.
Where does unearn come from?
From un- + earn.

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