demerit
noun
de·mer·it
di-ˈmer-ət 
dē-,
-ˈme-rət
Examples of demerit in a Sentence
Students are given demerits if they arrive late for classes.
my keyboarding has the advantage of speed but the demerit of inaccuracy
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Restaurants with over 30 demerits are required to fix the worst issues immediately and remedy the rest within 48 hours.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
One was their head-to-head matchup, which UCLA won 77-62 in November, and the other was South Carolina’s blowout loss to UConn in mid-February, a demerit in the committee’s mind for being an uncompetitive loss.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
There’s no arguing with Stossel about the demerits of socialism, which are well documented.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Tarrant County’s inspections function on a demerit system: a score of 100 is considered perfect, and a score of 70 is considered to be extremely poor.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
One was their head-to-head matchup, which UCLA won 77-62 in November, and the other was South Carolina’s blowout loss to UConn in mid-February, a demerit in the committee’s mind for being an uncompetitive loss.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
There’s no arguing with Stossel about the demerits of socialism, which are well documented.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Tarrant County’s inspections function on a demerit system: a score of 100 is considered perfect, and a score of 70 is considered to be extremely poor.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for demerit
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“Demerit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demerit. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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demerit
noun
de·mer·it
di-ˈmer-ət
1
: a quality that deserves blame : fault
2
: a mark placed against a person's record for some fault or offense
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