demerit

demerit
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 Date: 15th century 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

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  • Demerit — may refer to: Demerit point, in driving Demerit good, in economics Brownie point, in railroading People Jay DeMerit, American soccer player John DeMerit, former pro baseball player See also All pages beginning with Demerit All pages with titles… …   Wikipedia

  • Demerit — De*mer it, n. [F. d[ e]m[ e]rite 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Demerit — De*mer it, v. t. [Cf. F. d[ e]m[ e]riter to deserve ill. See {Demerit}, n.] 1. To deserve; said in reference to both praise and blame. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If I have demerited any love or thanks. Udall. [1913 Webster] Executed as a traitor …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • demerit — late 14c., from O.Fr. desmerite blame, demerit (Mod.Fr. démérite), from des not, opposite (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + merite merit (see MERIT (Cf. merit) (n.)). Latin demereri meant to merit, deserve, from de in its completive s …   Etymology dictionary

  • Demerit — De*mer it, v. i. To deserve praise or blame. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • demerit — index defect, flaw, foible, frailty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • demerit — demérit s. n., pl. demérite Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  DEMERÍ//T demerittă (demeritţi, demeritte) şi substantival Care şi a pierdut stima şi consideraţia. /de + merit Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX …   Dicționar Român

  • demerit — ► NOUN 1) something deserving blame or criticism; a fault. 2) N. Amer. a mark awarded against someone for a fault or offence …   English terms dictionary

  • demerit — [dē mer′it, dimer′it] n. [ME & OFr demerite < ML demeritum, fault < pp. of demerere, to forfeit, not merit, with meaning altered ( de taken in negative sense) < L, to merit < de , intens. + merere, to deserve] 1. a quality deserving… …   English World dictionary

  • DeMerit — Jay DeMerit Spielerinformationen Geburtstag 4. Dezember 1979 Geburtsort Green Bay, USA Position Abwehr Vereine in der Jugend 1998–2001 Uni …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • demerit — n. a demerit for (a demerit for being late) * * * [diː merɪt] a demerit for (a demerit for being late) …   Combinatory dictionary

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