demerit
11demerit — n. a demerit for (a demerit for being late) * * * [diː merɪt] a demerit for (a demerit for being late) …
12demerit — UK [diːˈmerɪt] / US [dɪˈmerɪt] noun [countable] Word forms demerit : singular demerit plural demerits 1) [usually plural] a fault or other bad quality the merits and demerits of the agreement 2) mainly American a mark or record that shows someone …
13demerit — de|mer|it [di:ˈmerıt] n 1.) formal a bad quality or feature of something demerit of ▪ The merits and demerits (=the good and bad qualities) of this argument have been explored. 2.) AmE a mark showing that a student has behaved badly at school… …
14demerit — [14] A demerit may be virtually the opposite of a merit, but the word was not formed, as might be supposed, by adding the prefix de , denoting oppositeness or reversal, to merit. Its distant ancestor was Latin demeritum, from the 157 denim verb… …
15demerit — [14] A demerit may be virtually the opposite of a merit, but the word was not formed, as might be supposed, by adding the prefix de , denoting oppositeness or reversal, to merit. Its distant ancestor was Latin demeritum, from the verb demereri… …
16Demerit good — In economics, a demerit good is a good or service whose consumption is considered unhealthy, degrading, or otherwise socially undesirable due to the perceived negative effects on the consumers themselves. It is over consumed if left to market… …
17demerit — noun 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… …
18demerit — demeritorious /di mer i tawr ee euhs, tohr /, adj. demeritoriously, adv. /di mer it/, n. 1. a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency: If you receive four demerits during a term, you will be expelled from school. 2. the quality of… …
19demerit — noun A quality of being inadequate; a fault; a disadvantage Ant: merit …
20Demerit — De|me|rit 〈m. 16; kath. Kirche〉 straffälliger Geistlicher [zu frz. demériter „sündigen, der göttlichen Gnade verlustig gehen“] * * * De|me|rit, der; en, en [mlat. demeritus, 2. Part. von: demerere = sich vergehen; gewinnen < lat. demerere =… …
