demerit

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

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

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To deserve.
2. (archaic, transitive) To depreciate or cry down.

Concepten

tekortkoming

Synoniemen

defect

fault

weak point

disadvantage

deprivation

destitution

drawback

flaw

handicap

hole

🕳️

lack

misconduct

need

neediness

offence

privation

record

shortage

shortcoming

shortness

sin

smear

smirch

stain

taint

vice

want

wart

weakness

weak spot

demerit mark

bad mark

bad quality

dearth

deficiency

delinquency

Vertalingen

demerito

Nachteil

demérito

ihtar

⚠️

démérite

Minuspunkt

demèrit

Mangel

Schwäche

schwache Seite

αναξιότητα

faute

schwacher Punkt

Fehler

Schwachpunkt

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɪˈmɛɹɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Frans: démérite

In summary

From Old French desmerite (modern French démérite).