Demerit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces

the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/daɪvˈʌlst/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛməɹˌɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛməɹˌɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /daɪvˈʌlst/.

Examples

ten demerits and he loses his privileges
they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel
he knew his own faults much better than she did

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fault

Antonyms

merit

Parts of Speech

noun	a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces “ten demerits and he loses his privileges”
noun	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection “they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fehler

eine Strafe gegen eine Person wegen Fehlverhaltens oder Versagens; Wird normalerweise in der Schule oder bei den Streitkräften gegeben

🇫🇷French

démérite

une marque contre une personne pour mauvaise conduite ou échec ; généralement donné à l'école ou dans les forces armées

🇪🇸Spanish

desmérito

una marca contra una persona por mala conducta o fracaso; generalmente se administra en la escuela o en las fuerzas armadas

🇮🇹Italian

demerito

un marchio contro una persona per cattiva condotta o fallimento; solitamente impartito a scuola o nelle forze armate

🇳🇱Dutch

zonde

een merkteken tegen een persoon wegens wangedrag of falen; meestal gegeven op school of in het leger

🇵🇹Portuguese

demérito

uma marca contra uma pessoa por má conduta ou falha; geralmente dado na escola ou nas forças armadas

🇷🇺Russian

недостаток

отметка против человека за проступок или неудачу; обычно дается в школе или вооруженных силах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवगुण

कदाचार या विफलता के लिए किसी व्यक्ति के विरुद्ध एक चिह्न; आमतौर पर स्कूल या सशस्त्र बलों में दिया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষতি

অসদাচরণ বা ব্যর্থতার জন্য একজন ব্যক্তির বিরুদ্ধে একটি চিহ্ন; সাধারণত স্কুলে বা সশস্ত্র বাহিনীতে দেওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைபாடு

தவறான நடத்தை அல்லது தோல்விக்கு ஒரு நபருக்கு எதிரான குறி; பொதுவாக பள்ளி அல்லது ஆயுதப் படைகளில் வழங்கப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

లోపం

దుష్ప్రవర్తన లేదా వైఫల్యానికి వ్యక్తికి వ్యతిరేకంగా ఒక గుర్తు; సాధారణంగా పాఠశాలలో లేదా సాయుధ దళాలలో ఇవ్వబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

दोष

गैरवर्तन किंवा अपयशासाठी एखाद्या व्यक्तीविरुद्ध चिन्ह; सहसा शाळेत किंवा सशस्त्र दलांमध्ये दिले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખામી

ગેરવર્તણૂક અથવા નિષ્ફળતા માટે વ્યક્તિ સામે ચિહ્ન; સામાન્ય રીતે શાળા અથવા સશસ્ત્ર દળોમાં આપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನ್ಯೂನತೆ

ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ವೈಫಲ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಗುರುತು; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಶಾಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಶಸ್ತ್ರ ಪಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപാകത

മോശം പെരുമാറ്റത്തിനോ പരാജയത്തിനോ ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്കെതിരെ ഒരു അടയാളം; സാധാരണയായി സ്കൂളിലോ സായുധ സേനയിലോ നൽകാറുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

ਦੁਰਵਿਹਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ; ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਕੂਲ ਜਾਂ ਹਥਿਆਰਬੰਦ ਬਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خرابی

بد سلوکی یا ناکامی کے لیے کسی شخص کے خلاف نشان؛ عام طور پر اسکول یا مسلح افواج میں دیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过失

针对某人行为不当或失败的标记；通常在学校或武装部队中进行

🇯🇵Japanese

デメリット

不正行為または失敗によって人に不利なマーク。通常は学校または軍隊で与えられる

🇰🇷Korean

벌점

위법 행위 또는 실패에 대한 사람에 대한 표시; 보통 학교나 군대에서 주어진다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều xấu

dấu hiệu chống lại một người vì hành vi sai trái hoặc thất bại; thường được đưa ra trong trường học hoặc lực lượng vũ trang

🇹🇭Thai

บาป

เครื่องหมายต่อบุคคลสำหรับการประพฤติมิชอบหรือความล้มเหลว มักจะมอบให้ในโรงเรียนหรือกองทัพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekurangan

tanda yang ditujukan kepada seseorang karena kesalahan atau kegagalannya; biasanya diberikan di sekolah atau angkatan bersenjata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عيب

علامة ضد شخص بسبب سوء السلوك أو الفشل؛ تعطى عادة في المدرسة أو القوات المسلحة

🇮🇷Persian

بی ارزش بودن

علامتی علیه یک فرد برای سوء رفتار یا شکست؛ معمولا در مدرسه یا نیروهای مسلح داده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kusur

suiistimal veya başarısızlık nedeniyle bir kişiye karşı bir işaret; genellikle okulda veya silahlı kuvvetlerde verilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִגרַעַת

סימן נגד אדם בגין התנהגות בלתי הולמת או כישלון; ניתן בדרך כלל בבית הספר או בכוחות המזוינים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'demerit'?

The primary meaning of 'demerit' is 'a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'demerit' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'demerit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'demerit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'demerit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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