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démérite — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • demerit noun A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.

Senses

démérite is used for these senses in English:

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

demerit — full definition

  1. noun A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
  2. noun A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.
  3. noun That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.

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