demeritnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdiːˈmer.ɪt/us/ˌdiːˈmer.ɪt/formal a fault or disadvantage:
We need to consider the merits and demerits of the plan.
a mark given to someone, especially a student in a school, because they have done something wrong or broken a rule:
She got three demerits for lateness on this term's report.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Faults and mistakes
- a blot on sb's character idiom
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- chink
- clinker
- creep in/creep into sth
- erratum
- error
- failing
- false alarm
- false move
- faux pas
- lapse
- loophole
- misprint
- misspell
- mistake
- mistaken
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