English-Thai Dictionary

demerit

N การถูก หักคะแนน  bad mark kan-tuk-hak-ka-naen

 

demerit

N ความผิดพลาด  record smear smirch stain taint accolate credit honor kwam-pid-plad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEMERIT

n.[L. To earn or deserve. ] 1. That which deserves punishment, the opposite of merit; an ill-deserving; that which is blamable or punishable in moral conduct; vice or crime.
2. Anciently, merit; desert; in a good sense.

 

DEMERIT

v.t.To deserve blame or punishment.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEMERIT

De *mer "it, n. Etym: [F. démérite demerit (in sense 2 ), OF. demerite demerit (in sense 1 ), fr. L. demerere to deserve well, LL. , to deserve well or ill; de- + merere to deserve. See De-, and Merit. ]

 

1. That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert. [Obs. ] By many benefits and demerits whereby they obliged their adherents, [they ] acquired this reputation. Holland.

 

2. That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of Ant: merit. They see no merit or demerit in any man or any action. Burke. Secure, unless forfeited by any demerit or offense. Sir W. Temple.

 

3. The state of one who deserves ill.

 

DEMERIT

De *mer "it, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. démériter to deserve ill. See Demerit, n.]

 

1. To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame. [Obs. ] If I have demerited any love or thanks. Udall. Executed as a traitor. .. as he well demerited. State Trials (1645 ).

 

2. To depreciate or cry down. [R.] Bp. Woolton.

 

DEMERIT

DEMERIT De *mer "it, v. i.

 

Defn: To deserve praise or blame.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

demerit

de mer it |diˈmerit diˈmɛrət | ▶noun 1 a feature or fact deserving censure: the merits and demerits of these proposals. 2 a mark awarded against someone for a fault or offense. DERIVATIVES de mer i to ri ous |-ˌmeriˈtôrēəs |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘merit ’): from Old French desmerite or Latin demeritum ‘something deserved, ’ neuter past participle of demereri, from de- ‘thoroughly ’ (also understood in medieval Latin as denoting reversal ) + mereri ‘to merit. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

demerit

de |merit |diːˈmɛrɪt | ▶noun 1 a fault or disadvantage: the merits and demerits of these proposals. 2 N. Amer. a mark awarded against someone for a fault or offence. DERIVATIVES demeritorious |-ˈtɔːrɪəs |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘merit ’): from Old French desmerite or Latin demeritum ‘something deserved ’, neuter past participle of demereri, from de- ‘thoroughly ’ (also understood in medieval Latin as denoting reversal ) + mereri ‘to merit ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Demerit

De me rit Substantiv, maskulin katholische Kirche , der |Demer i t |mittellateinisch demeritus, 2. Partizip von: demerere = sich vergehen; gewinnen < lateinisch demerere = verdienen straffällig gewordener Geistlicher, der sein kirchliches Amt nicht ausüben kann

 

French Dictionary

démérite

démérite n. m. nom masculin littéraire Faute, tort.

 

démériter

démériter v. intr. verbe intransitif Perdre l ’estime d ’autrui. : Il a démérité auprès de ses collègues. aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

demérito

demérito nombre masculino 1 Falta de mérito .SINÓNIMO desmerecimiento .2 Acción, cualidad o circunstancia que hace desmerecer :la improvisación del artista ha sido vista como demérito por una crítica tradicionalista; el equipo de fútbol visitante cayó tras el descanso por sus propios deméritos .

 

demeritorio, -ria

demeritorio, -ria adjetivo Que desmerece .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

demerit

de mer it /dìːmérɪt /名詞 C 1 欠点, 短所 (fault )(↔merit )▸ m è rits and d é m è rits 長所と短所 ; 功罪 (!meritと対照させる時は強勢が前に移動 ) 2 ｟米 ｠(不良な成績 行為などに対する )罰点 .