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 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. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 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
  1. weaknesses
  2. faults
  3. sins
  4. shortcomings
Noun
  • Use that outing to identify hiking-specific weaknesses and address them before the big trip.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • The paper could also help other countries identify possible weaknesses in large low Earth orbit satellite networks, especially those used for military purposes.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of weaknesses
Noun
  • Can successfully gnarly gore redeem the faults in a film’s story and characterization?
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • These tremors are made possible by faults — cracks in the bedrock — deep below the surface, according to Bauer.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of faults
Noun
  • The big mic drop at the conclusion of the finale turns out that Paula is a stone-cold (if possibly accidental) killer after all, and that the shadowy Souter Group is going to make her pay for her sins.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • The woman’s love and affection, as well as her genuine repentance, won his absolution of her sins.
    — Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
Definition of sins
Noun
  • Most importantly, the renovation solved the hotel’s practical shortcomings without stripping away the qualities that made longtime guests love it in the first place.
    — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • Nilson Angulo’s strike was excellent and Gonzalo Plata’s winner, which will live long in the Ecuadorian memory, ensured Germany’s shortcomings were punished.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of shortcomings

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