Demerit Synonyms & Definitions

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• DemeritDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The state of one who deserves ill.
2. (n.) That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
3. (n.) To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.
4. (n.) That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
5. (v. i.) To deserve praise or blame.
6. (n.) To depreciate or cry down.