demerit

n. குற்றம், குறை.

Synonyms

goodness worth worthiness desert excellencedefect error imperfection flaw misdeed failure omission want drawback

Antonyms

badness demerit unworthiness worthlessness weakness imperfection error defect fault failingsufficiency correctness completeness perfection

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. 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. De*mer"it, v. i. Defn: To deserve praise or blame.

demerit - Similar Words

merit demit temerity premerit emeritus emerited deperdit demurity merits emeril