Words Like DEMERIT
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to DEMERIT.
    
    
    
        
            8 Alternative Words Similar to demerit
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        1 examples of demerit
           
        
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        he knew his own faults much better than she did
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of demerit
           
        
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        That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
    
    
    
 
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        That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
    
    
    
 
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        The state of one who deserves ill.
    
    
    
 
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        To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.
    
    
    
 
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        To depreciate or cry down.
    
    
    
 
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        To deserve praise or blame.
    
    
    
 
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        the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
    
    
    
 
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        a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
    
    
    
 
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        A quality or characteristic deserving of blame or censure; a fault.