as in weakness
a defect in character
my keyboarding has the advantage of speed but the demerit of inaccuracy
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Recent Examples of demerit
Restaurants with over 30 demerits are required to fix the worst issues immediately and remedy the rest within 48 hours.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Ten moderate Democrats voted with Republicans to approve the official demerit.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
There’s no arguing with Stossel about the demerits of socialism, which are well documented.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The other reason to not put Golden State too high is the demerit for the sunk cost of the failed Schröder deal.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Ten moderate Democrats voted with Republicans to approve the official demerit.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
There’s no arguing with Stossel about the demerits of socialism, which are well documented.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The other reason to not put Golden State too high is the demerit for the sunk cost of the failed Schröder deal.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demerit
Noun
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Without the puck, Nurse and Bouchard have the same weakness (read and react, wandering).—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Soft data like consumer confidence survey, polling and jobless claims show signs of economic weakness.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Some possible scenarios include: The Department of Justice: If criminal activity occurred, and Evolve is found at fault, then the DOJ could force it to pay.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Video of flames at the base of an Edison transmission tower in Eaton Canyon on the night the fire began raised suspicions that the utility’s equipment was at fault.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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She’s just heard her lover’s sins — the new and plunging depths of betrayal.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2025
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Jesus told the woman to leave her life of sin and walk in a new life of holiness.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Few of these teachers had any illusions about the shortcomings of remote instruction, many of them were desperately worried about their students, and virtually all of them displayed an intense devotion to their work.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2025
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Jaxson Hayes can barely stay on the floor, leaving head coach JJ Redick to play small ball, relying on the size of Luka Dončić, LeBron James, and Rui Hachimura to make up for the shortcomings at the center spot.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Though authorities in South Yorkshire and centrally were to blame for the disaster, some of the deceased were still fighting for their lives when those responsible started shifting the focus away from their own failings, buttressed by support from craven sections of the media.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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It is meant as a critique of the ideological gatekeepers who may, for example, blame voters for their party’s failings rather than the party itself.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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These common attacks are caused by security deficiencies, including Active Directory misconfigurations, weak password policies, permissive access rules and weak authentication mechanisms.—
Reuven Aronashvili,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Due to the amount of sodium in the standard American diet, sodium deficiencies are quite rare.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 May 2025
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“Demerit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demerit. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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