noun · countable / uncountable · rare

demerit

demerit · demerits

недостаток, изъян, взыскание, выговор

Nachteil, Minuspunkt

A quality of being inadequateA quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.

/dɪˈmɛɹɪt/

» Everybody has his merits and demerits.

Jeder hat seine Verdienste und seine Schwächen.

У всех есть свои достоинства и недостатки.

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
Nachteil
недоста́токnedostátok, изъя́нizʺján
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
(countable, uncountable)A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.
Minuspunkt
взыска́ниеvzyskánije, вы́говорvýgovor
a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
(countable, uncountable)That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.

Examples

2 sentences

Everybody has his merits and demerits.
ruУ всех есть свои достоинства и недостатки. — GranD
deJeder hat seine Verdienste und seine Schwächen. — Alois
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There are merits and demerits to both your opinions so I'm not going to decide right away which to support.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

quality of being inadequate:

mark for bad conduct:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

quality of being inadequate:

mark for bad conduct:

Origin

From Middle English demerit, demerite, from Old French desmerite (modern French démérite)

From Middle English demerit, demerite, from Old French desmerite (modern French démérite) and its etymon Latin dēmeritum. By surface analysis, de- + merit.

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