DEMERIT

demerit, fault

(noun) the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; “they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel”; “he knew his own faults much better than she did”

demerit

(noun) a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; “ten demerits and he loses his privileges”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

demerit (countable and uncountable, plural demerits)

A quality of being inadequate; a fault; a disadvantage

A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.

That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.

Synonyms

• discredit

Antonyms

• merit

Verb

demerit (third-person singular simple present demerits, present participle demeriting, simple past and past participle demerited)

(transitive, archaic) To deserve.

(transitive, archaic) To depreciate or cry down.

Anagrams

• detemir, dimeter, merited, mitered, red time, retimed

Source: Wiktionary

---

De*mer"it, n. Etym: [F. démérite demerit (in sense 2), OF. demerite demerit (in sense 1), fr. L. demerere to deserve well, LL., to deserve well or ill; de- + merere to deserve. See De-, and Merit.]

1. That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert. [Obs.] By many benefits and demerits whereby they obliged their adherents, [they] acquired this reputation. Holland.

2. That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of Ant: merit. They see no merit or demerit in any man or any action. Burke. Secure, unless forfeited by any demerit or offense. Sir W. Temple.

3. The state of one who deserves ill.

De*mer"it, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. démériter to deserve ill. See Demerit, n.]

1. To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame. [Obs.] If I have demerited any love or thanks. Udall. Executed as a traitor . . . as he well demerited. State Trials (1645).

2. To depreciate or cry down. [R.] Bp. Woolton.

De*mer"it, v. i.

Definition: To deserve praise or blame.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins