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 Fresca Palapa drink stand at 2601 Preston Road scored three demerits and was temporarily closed after health inspectors noted water was not available in the kiosk and there was a lack of water in the three-compartment sink. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026 Those were the only demerits of the night for Ohtani. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 May 2026 As a do-it-all shoe, however, the SL Evo has two major demerits. — Scott Douglas, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demerits
  1. weaknesses
  2. faults
  3. sins
  4. shortcomings
Noun
  • The show’s significant weaknesses, then, seem all the more tragic.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Committed employees are often the most willing to compensate for an organization’s weaknesses.
    — Brian Eason, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of weaknesses
Noun
  • The network experiences around 150 to 200 cable faults annually.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The authors created a 28-second animation, showing how tectonic strain increased along the faults over the last 1,000 years.
    — Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of faults
Noun
  • Fans of improv, musicals and audience participation will thoroughly enjoy this performance and should be prepared to repent for sins like eating a hamburger, owning too many snakes or yearning for a younger man.
    — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Seven of our contributors gamely shared (some of) their secret sins.
    — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sins
Noun
  • Clinicians and patients who struggle through this interim process may become less inclined to advocate for its expansion, while policymakers may see lower uptake as a sign of limited demand rather than evidence of operational shortcomings.
    — Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
  • While the Endangered Species Act has shortcomings, once these changes go into effect next month, even fewer protections will exist, Boyles said.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortcomings

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