Definitions For Demerit

noun

  • The quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
  • A mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
  • A mark that is made on the school record of a student who has done something wrong
  • A bad quality in something or someone : a feature or part of something or someone that is unpleasant

Is Demerit a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11

The word Demerit is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Demerit in a Sentence

  • Students are given demerits if they arrive late for classes.
  • As a typist she has the advantage of speed but the demerit of inaccuracy

Synonyms for Demerit

Antonyms for Demerit

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