Definition of Demerit
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(n.) That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
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(n.) That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
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(n.) The state of one who deserves ill.
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(n.) To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.
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(n.) To depreciate or cry down.
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(v. i.) To deserve praise or blame.
Homophones of Demerit
No Homophones Found.