demerit
A quality of being inadequateA quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
» Everybody has his merits and demerits.
Jeder hat seine Verdienste und seine Schwächen. — Alois
У всех есть свои достоинства и недостатки. — GranD
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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
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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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Forms
plural: demeritsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection:fault
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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