unmercy

English

Etymology

From Middle English onmerci, unmerci, unmercy; equivalent to un- (lack or absence of) + mercy.

Noun

unmercy (countable and uncountable, plural unmercies)

  1. The lack or absence of mercy; mercilessness.
    • 1870, Octavius Perinchief, Sermons Preached in Memorial Church, Baltimore:
      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.
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