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de·mer·it
 demerit
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- pronunciation:
- dih
me
riht
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
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a mark made on a person's record because of some fault or failure.
She had so many demerits for lateness that she feared being fired from her job.- antonyms:
- honor
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The word demerit
contains the following part:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, deduct, defer, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, delete, demerit, depend, deport, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despise, detach, detect, detract, independence
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
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