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demerit meaning in Sanskrit

अकुशल ákuśala

/dɪˈmɛɹɪt/

demerit in Sanskrit: अकुशल (ákuśala). In English, demerit means a quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.

Sanskrit words for demerit

demerit, sin
अकुशल ákuśala

English meaning of demerit

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

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Questions about demerit in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of demerit in Sanskrit?
Demerit in Sanskrit is अकुशल (ákuśala).
demerit इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Demerit: अकुशल (ákuśala).
What does demerit mean in English?
Demerit means a quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “demerit”: अकुशल. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: demerit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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