as in weaknesses
a defect in character
my keyboarding has the advantage of speed but the demerit of inaccuracy
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Recent Examples of demerits
Restaurants that receive more than 30 demerits are required to immediately fix the most critical violations and start corrective procedures on all the other violations within 48 hours.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
Those were the only demerits of the night for Ohtani.
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
Those were the only demerits of the night for Ohtani.
—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demerits
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Dybantsa’s weaknesses are also more fixable than the weaknesses of other prospects at this size.
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
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Both faults comprise the geologic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
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To determine what causes an earthquake to travel through the Cajon Pass, the team reconstructed the last 1,000 years of seismic activity along the two faults, tracking how stress accumulated and released.
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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After all, one of the most forceful elements of our free society is precisely our discontent with our own shortcomings.
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Just read our review and be aware of its shortcomings.
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“Demerits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demerits. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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