Definition
A fault or demerit; the opposite of merit, or to deprive of merit or approval.
Etymology
From Old French desmerite, combining dis- (opposite of) with merit from Latin meritum (deserved, earned); the prefix dis- fundamentally negates or reverses the base word's meaning.
Kelly Says
This word almost vanished from English, replaced by the simpler 'demerit,' but it resurfaces occasionally in formal writing where the speaker wants to sound deliberately archaic or literary—a word that lost a competition with its own synonym.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ አይነት
men-fes ay-net
ARالعربية
يقلل من شأن
ya-qill min sha-an
BNবাংলা
অসम्মানিত করা
os-sam-ma-ni-ta kor-a
CACatalà
desmerecer
dez-me-re-cer
CSČeština
znevážit
zne-va-zit
DADansk
formindske
for-min-ske
DEDeutsch
entwerten
ent-wer-ten
ELΕλληνικά
καταδικάζω
ka-ta-di-ka-zo
ESEspañol
desmerecer
des-me-re-cer
FISuomi
heikentää
hei-ken-taa
FRFrançais
démériter
de-me-ri-te
GUGU
અનુચિત કરવું
anu-chit kar-vu
HIहिन्दी
अनुचित करना
anu-chit karna
HUMagyar
becstelen
be-cs-te-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
merugikan
me-ru-gi-kan
ITItaliano
dismeritarsi
dis-me-ri-tar-si
KKKK
жақсы емес
jaq-sy e-mes
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ បំផ្ទុះ
pra-pov-an pra-mp-thut
MRMR
अनुचित करणे
anu-chit kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menurunkan
me-nu-run-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုတ်ပြောက်
pyu-k pyau-k
NLNederlands
onwaardig maken
on-waar-dig ma-ken
NONorsk
forminske
for-min-ske
PAPA
ਮਾਨ-ਸੰਮਾਨ ਘਟਾ
maan-sam-maan ghat-a
PLPolski
poniżać
po-ni-za-ć
PTPortuguês
desmerecer
dez-me-re-cer
RORomână
a desconsidera
a de-scon-si-de-ra
RUРусский
оправдываться
o-pra-v-dy-vat-sya
SVSvenska
förminska
for-min-ska
SWKiswahili
kupungua
ku-pu-ng-ua
TAதமிழ்
மதிப்பு இழக்க
ma-thi-ppu i-zha-kka
TEతెలుగు
శ్రేయస్సు తగ్గించు
shrey-s-su-ta-gg-in-chu
THไทย
ลดคุณค่า
lot-khun-ka
TRTürkçe
değersizleştirmek
de-ğer-siz-le-stir-mek
UKУкраїнська
зневажати
zne-va-ty
URاردو
مَقْتَضِی
maq-ta-di
VITiếng Việt
bôi nhọ
boi-nho
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ńgbọ́
o-ro ng-bo
ZUZU
umqondisi
um-qon-di-si