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demerit

[ dih-mer-it ]

noun

  1. a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:

    If you receive four demerits during a term, you will be expelled from school.

  2. the quality of being censurable or punishable; fault; culpability.
  3. Obsolete. merit or desert.


demerit

/ diːˈmɛrɪt; ˈdiːˌmɛrɪt /

noun

  1. something, esp conduct, that deserves censure
  2. a mark given against a person for failure or misconduct, esp in schools or the armed forces
  3. a fault or disadvantage
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٴǰdzܲ, adjective
  • ˌˈٴǰdzܲly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···ٴ··dzܲ [dih-mer-i-, tawr, -ee-, uh, s, -, tohr, -], adjective
  • ·i·ٴ۾·dzܲ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of demerit1

1350–1400; Middle English (< Old French desmerite ) < Medieval Latin ŧٳܳ fault, noun use of neuter past participle of Latin ŧŧ to earn, win the favor of ( ŧ- taken in ML as privative, hence pejorative). See de-, merit
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of demerit1

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

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Times columnists debate the merits, and demerits, of the California’s governor podcasting side gig.

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As well as the fine, Kohli incurred one demerit point, but is free to play the fifth and final Test in Sydney next month.

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“We haven’t yet received a copy of the judgement. We will examine it on its merits and demerits and then decide whether to appeal or not,” he told me.

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Yet his job review has never included a bonus for a player being called up to the majors or a demerit when someone comes up short.

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Whatever the demerits of Owen’s performance, it isn’t fatal to an enjoyable series; he gets the job done, and is particularly good in his scenes with Bossom, whose Teresa he regards with paternal annoyance.

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