demerits

noun

plural of demerit
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 When the total of demerits exceeds 30, the food establishment fails. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 Kimi maxed out on demerits for handling of user data for training, while Copilot scored worst for direct handling of personalized data. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 Those were the only demerits of the night for Ohtani. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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  1. weaknesses
  2. faults
  3. sins
  4. shortcomings
Noun
  • However, board members also identified weaknesses, including the district’s longstanding problem with decaying school buildings.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Google DeepMind researchers have used AI agents to discover cryptographic techniques that expose weaknesses in legacy RSA encryption up to 1,600 times faster than previous methods.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of weaknesses
Noun
  • Trump faults candidates and Fox News, not himself, for Republican losses.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Public reports do not say whether that trade-off played any part in LINK’s faults.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of faults
Noun
  • Some would argue that Paxton’s sins are more exotic than those of your ordinary Texan.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Just before the Devil drawing is a churchman’s confession of a lengthy list of sins.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sins
Noun
  • The bottom line is what Giannis Antetokounmpo is good at far outweighs the shortcomings.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • OpenAI acknowledged these shortcomings as areas for improvement.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shortcomings

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“Demerits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demerits. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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