Defenition of the word demerit

• Defenition of the word demerit

  • a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges"
  • the quality of being faulty or inadequate; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"
  • the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
  • the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
  • a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces

Synonyms for the word demerit

• • fault

Hypernyms for the word demerit

• • brand
  • mark
  • stain
  • stigma
  • worth

Antonyms for the word demerit

• • merit
  • virtue

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