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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•mer•it /dɪˈmɛrɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a mark against a person for misconduct or failure to finish a job, etc.:a few demerits for his sloppy work.
- fault;
bad aspect of something:the demerits of working for that company.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•mer•it (di mer′it),USA pronunciation n. - 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. - [Obs.]merit or desert.
- Medieval Latin dēmeritum fault, noun, nominal use of neuter past participle of Latin dēmerēre to earn, win the favor of (dē- taken in Medieval Latin as privative, hence pejorative). See de-, merit
- Old French desmerite)
- Middle English (1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: demerit /diːˈmɛrɪt; ˈdiːˌmɛrɪt/ n - something, esp conduct, that deserves censure
- US Canadian a mark given against a person for failure or misconduct, esp in schools or the armed forces
- a fault or disadvantage
Etymology: 14th Century (originally: worth, later specialized to mean: something worthy of blame): from Latin dēmerērī to deservedeˌmeriˈtorious adj |