demerit

[ dih-mer-it ]

/ dɪˈmɛr ɪt /

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noun

a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency: If you receive four demerits during a term, you will be expelled from school.

the quality of being censurable or punishable; fault; culpability.

Obsolete. merit or desert.

Origin of demerit

1350–1400; Middle English (<Old French desmerite) <Medieval Latin dēmeritum fault, noun use of neuter past participle of Latin dēmerēre to earn, win the favor of (dē- taken in ML as privative, hence pejorative). See de-, merit

OTHER WORDS FROM demerit

de·mer·i·to·ri·ous

[dih-mer-i-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-], /dɪˌmɛr ɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectivede·mer·i·to·ri·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby demerit

dementia pugilistica, demento, demerara, demerge, demerger, demerit, Demerol, demersal, demesne, Demeter, demeton

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Example sentences from the Web for demerit

Our prayer rises not merely out of the sense of weakness, but out of the consciousness of demerit.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians|Robert Rainy
There are three great principles of demerit, concupiscence, anger, and ignorance.
The Life or Legend of Gaudama|Right Reverend Paul Ambroise Bigandet
But, since man's body is capable neither of merit nor of demerit, it is capable neither of reward nor of punishment.
Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines|John Claudius Pitrat
Eliphaz represents the correct Jewish view that everything is reward or punishment for merit and demerit.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

Karma is also used in the more concrete sense of the merit or demerit acquired by various acts.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for demerit

demerit

/ (diːˈmɛrɪt, ˈdiːˌmɛrɪt) /

noun

something, esp conduct, that deserves censure

US and Canadian a mark given against a person for failure or misconduct, esp in schools or the armed forces

a fault or disadvantage

Derived forms of demerit

demeritorious, adjectivedemeritoriously, adverb

Word Origin for demerit

C14 (originally: worth, later specialized to mean: something worthy of blame): from Latin dēmerērī to deserve

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	demerit
释义	demerit [ dih-mer-it ] / dɪˈmɛr ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR demerit ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency: If you receive four demerits during a term, you will be expelled from school. the quality of being censurable or punishable; fault; culpability. Obsolete. merit or desert. Origin of demerit 1350–1400; Middle English (<Old French desmerite) <Medieval Latin dēmeritum fault, noun use of neuter past participle of Latin dēmerēre to earn, win the favor of (dē- taken in ML as privative, hence pejorative). See de-, merit OTHER WORDS FROM demerit de·mer·i·to·ri·ous [dih-mer-i-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-], /dɪˌmɛr ɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectivede·mer·i·to·ri·ous·ly, adverb Words nearby demerit dementia pugilistica, demento, demerara, demerge, demerger, demerit, Demerol, demersal, demesne, Demeter, demeton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demerit Our prayer rises not merely out of the sense of weakness, but out of the consciousness of demerit. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians\|Robert Rainy There are three great principles of demerit, concupiscence, anger, and ignorance. The Life or Legend of Gaudama\|Right Reverend Paul Ambroise Bigandet But, since man's body is capable neither of merit nor of demerit, it is capable neither of reward nor of punishment. Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines\|John Claudius Pitrat Eliphaz represents the correct Jewish view that everything is reward or punishment for merit and demerit. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy\|Isaac Husik Karma is also used in the more concrete sense of the merit or demerit acquired by various acts. Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)\|Charles Eliot British Dictionary definitions for demerit demerit / (diːˈmɛrɪt, ˈdiːˌmɛrɪt) / noun something, esp conduct, that deserves censure US and Canadian a mark given against a person for failure or misconduct, esp in schools or the armed forces a fault or disadvantage Derived forms of demerit demeritorious, adjectivedemeritoriously, adverb Word Origin for demerit C14 (originally: worth, later specialized to mean: something worthy of blame): from Latin dēmerērī to deserve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to demerit punishment
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demerit

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