Demerit

//dɪˈmɛɹɪt//

Synonyms for "demerit" (12 found)

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Noun(1 words)
discredit

Related words (6)

Noun(1 words)
fault

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Translations

34 translations across 15 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • недостатък noun (quality of being inadequate)

Catalan

1 entries
  • demèrit noun (quality of being inadequate)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 短處 /短处 noun (quality of being inadequate)
  • 缺點 /缺点 noun (quality of being inadequate)

Dutch

1 entries
  • tekortkoming noun (quality of being inadequate)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • riproĉo noun (mark for bad conduct)

Finnish

4 entries
  • haitta noun (quality of being inadequate)
  • huomautus noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • puute noun (quality of being inadequate)
  • puutteellisuus noun (quality of being inadequate)

French

3 entries
  • blâme noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • démérite noun (quality of being inadequate)
  • démérite noun (mark for bad conduct)

German

2 entries
  • Minuspunkt noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • Nachteil noun (quality of being inadequate)

Greek

3 entries
  • επιτίμηση noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • κατάκριση noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • μομφή noun (mark for bad conduct)

Italian

1 entries
  • demerito noun (quality of being inadequate)

Japanese

4 entries
  • デメリット noun (quality of being inadequate)
  • 咎め noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • 欠点 noun (quality of being inadequate)
  • 短所 noun (quality of being inadequate)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • demérito noun (quality of being inadequate)

Russian

4 entries
  • взыска́ние noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • вы́говор noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • изъя́н noun (quality of being inadequate)
  • недоста́ток noun (quality of being inadequate)

Spanish

4 entries
  • demérito noun (quality of being inadequate)
  • demérito noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • descalificación noun (mark for bad conduct)
  • sanción noun (mark for bad conduct)

Swedish

2 entries
  • brist noun (quality of being inadequate)
  • nackdel noun (quality of being inadequate)

Sample sentences

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[W]hatever they acquire by their Induſtry or Ingenuity […] ſhould be as much their Property, as any diviſions of Land or of Stock that are made to the Sons; and the Poſſeſſion as ſecure, unleſs forfeited by any demerit or offence againſt the cuſtoms of the Family, which grow with time to be the Orders of this little State.

Source: wiktionary

They see no merit or demerit in any man or any action.

Source: wiktionary

A few of you have followed in the path of the perfect West Point graduate, Robert E. Lee, who never received a single demerit in four years. Some of you followed in the path of the imperfect graduate, Ulysses S. Grant, who had his fair share of demerits, and said the happiest day of his life was "the day I left West Point." (Laughter.)

Source: wiktionary

I fall to riſe, mount to thy maker, ſpirit, /. Leaue here thy body, death ha's her demerit.

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