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