noun🔗ShareA quality of being inadequate; a fault; a disadvantage"His tardiness to meetings was a demerit that affected his promotion prospects. "qualitynegativecharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army."John received a demerit for talking back to the teacher. "educationmilitarymarknegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert."His late arrival to work was a demerit, reducing his overall performance rating. "moralcharacterguiltnegativevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deserve."The student's poor attendance demerits her chances of getting a good grade. "moralnegativevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo depreciate or cry down."The manager demerited her efforts in the presentation, saying it lacked research, even though she worked hard on it. "valuenegativeattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
