noun🔗ShareA quality of being inadequate; a fault; a disadvantage"The old car has many merits, but its frequent breakdowns are significant demerits. "qualitynegativecharacteraspectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army."The student received three demerits for talking during class. "educationmilitarymarknegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert."Because he frequently disrupted class, the student received several demerits, resulting in detention. "moralvaluecharacternegativeguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
