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demerit

  (dĭ-mĕr'ĭt) pronunciation
n.
    1. A quality or characteristic deserving of blame or censure; a fault.
    2. Absence of merit.
  1. A mark made against one's record for a fault or for misconduct.

[Middle English demerite, offense, from Old French desmerite, from Latin dēmeritum, from neuter past participle of dēmerēre, to deserve : dē-, de- + merēre, to earn.]

demeritorious de·mer'i·to'ri·ous (-tôr'ē-əs, -tōr'-) adj.
demeritoriously de·mer'i·to'ri·ous·ly adv.
 
 
WordNet: demerit
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces

Meaning #2: the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
  Synonym: fault
  Antonym: merit (meaning #1)


 
Translations: Translations for: Demerit

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fejl, strafpoint, minus

Nederlands (Dutch)
minpunt

Français (French)
n. - démérite, tort, faute, (US, École) avertissement, blâme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fehler, Schwäche, Fehlverhalten, Strafpunkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απαξία, ελάττωμα

Italiano (Italian)
demerito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - demérito (m)

Русский (Russian)
недостаток, плохая черта

Español (Spanish)
n. - demérito, desmerecimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fel, svaghet, amer. anmärkning

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
缺点, 过失, 短处

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 缺點, 過失, 短處

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 단점, 과오, 벌점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 欠点, 短所, 罰点

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عيب, خلل, عله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיסרון‬


 
 

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