demerit
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demerit¹
- /dɪˈmɛɹɪt/
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English demerit, demerite, from Old French desmerite (modern French démérite) and its etymon Latin dēmeritum. By surface analysis, de- + merit.
noun demerits
- A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault. [W]hatever they acquire by their Induſtry or Ingenuity […] ſhould be as much their Property, as any diviſions of Land or of Stock that are made to the Sons; and the Poſſeſſion as ſecure, unleſs forfeited by any demerit or offence againſt the cuſtoms of the Family, which grow with time to be the Orde
- A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army. A few of you have followed in the path of the perfect West Point graduate, Robert E. Lee, who never received a single demerit in four years. Some of you followed in the path of the imperfect graduate, Ulysses S. Grant, who had his fair share of demerits, and said the happiest day of his life was "th
- That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert. I fall to riſe, mount to thy maker, ſpirit, /. Leaue here thy body, death ha's her demerit.
Similar: discredit, black mark · Opposite: merit
demerit²
- /dɪˈmɛɹɪt/
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪt
Where it comes from
From Latin dēmerit-, the past partipicial stem of dēmereō. By surface analysis, de- + merit.
verb demerits · demeriting · demerited
- To deserve. You hold that every sin is an infinite evil, demeriting endless punishment.
- To depreciate or cry down. Faith by her own dignity and worthiness doth not demerit justice and righteousness; but receiveth and embraceth the same offered unto us in the gospel […]
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noun
Similar: discredit, black mark · Opposite: merit
Translations
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noun quality of being inadequate
| Español | demérito |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | デメリット demeritto, 欠点 ketten, 短所 tansho |
| 中文 | 短處 /短处 duǎnchu, 缺點 /缺点 quēdiǎn |
| Português | demérito |
| Français | démérite |
| Deutsch | Nachteil |
| Italiano | demerito |
| Русский | недоста́ток nedostátok, изъя́н izʺján |
noun mark for bad conduct
| Español | descalificación, demérito, sanción |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 咎め togame |
| Français | blâme, démérite |
| Deutsch | Minuspunkt |
| Ελληνικά | επιτίμηση epitímisi, κατάκριση katákrisi, μομφή momfí |
| Русский | взыска́ние vzyskánije, вы́говор výgovor |
Talk about this word "demerit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/demerit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. demerit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/demerit "demerit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/demerit.Cite this
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title = {demerit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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