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demerit

noun

de·​mer·​it di-ˈmer-ət How to pronounce demerit (audio)
dē-,
-ˈme-rət
1
obsolete : offense
2
a
: a quality that deserves blame or lacks merit : fault, defect
b
: lack of merit
3
: a mark usually entailing a loss of privilege given to an offender

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Students are given demerits if they arrive late for classes. my keyboarding has the advantage of speed but the demerit of inaccuracy
Recent Examples on the Web This isn’t to say that China is demerit-free, but broadly its people are much freer economically, and the evidence can be found in shimmering cities across the country. John Tamny, Forbes, 3 July 2022 Only five of those games have featured one of his runners coming around to score, but those jams bring up another big demerit: Of the 13 baserunners Lange has inherited, five have scored, or 38%. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2022 The drivetrain in the MX-30 feels detuned, maybe to stretch the range of its small battery pack, which leads us to our next performance demerit. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 4 Oct. 2021 The people who put together securitizations – who pay attention to every little demerit in the rating process – might not like the fact that the securitization process devalues New York loans. Joshua Stein, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 The largest network of charter schools in Chicago ended a demerit system that cracked down on small infractions and, in a letter to alumni, apologized for its harsh discipline policies. Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 10 June 2021 In the ever-intense competition to attract businesses, restrictive healthcare laws such as SB 8 could be a decisive demerit. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2021 Two of the man’s supervisors had resigned, Zhang wrote, and the company’s chief human resources officer Judy Tong — one of 13 senior leaders — had been given a demerit. Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2021 So count a predictable rise in pig injuries and deaths as a demerit for Proposition 12 — and a cost to farmers and consumers. Will Swaim, National Review, 9 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French demerite, from Medieval Latin demeritum, from neuter of demeritus, past participle of demerēre to be undeserving of, from Latin, to earn, from de- + merēre to merit

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of demerit was in the 15th century

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