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demerit

The correct spelling is demerit.

How to pronounce demerit

noun

IPA: /dɪˈmɛrɪt/

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The correct spelling is demerit. A quality of being inadequate; a fault; a disadvantage

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Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To deserve.
  2. 2.To depreciate or cry down.

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