as in weakness
a defect in character
my keyboarding has the advantage of speed but the demerit of inaccuracy
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Recent Examples of demerit
Ten moderate Democrats voted with Republicans to approve the official demerit.
Green, well known as a Trump critic, could face additional repercussions.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Fort Worth’s inspections function on a demerit system: 0 demerits is considered a perfect score.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
While the bar and server station escaped demerits, the rest of the operations didn't fare as well.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Food establishments receiving more than 30 demerits have 48 hours to fix the worst problems and then clean up the rest.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Fort Worth’s inspections function on a demerit system: 0 demerits is considered a perfect score.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
While the bar and server station escaped demerits, the rest of the operations didn't fare as well.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Food establishments receiving more than 30 demerits have 48 hours to fix the worst problems and then clean up the rest.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for demerit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demerit
Noun
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Any signs of internal weakness represent an opportunity for the opposition.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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This comes as investors are anxious about how his retaliatory tariffs will affect the broader U.S. economy, which is already showing some signs of weakness.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But they were told that authorities required solid proof that a business was at fault in order to take away a license.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company has been found at fault for a few major wildfires in Southern California in recent years, including the 2017 Thomas fire and 2018’s Woolsey fire.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.—
Mark Sundeen,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is a remarkable shortcoming for any intelligent system to have.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Aztecs were struggling on the offensive end to go along with their defensive shortcomings, shooting just 26.7% in the first half, and going just 4-of-16 from beyond the arc.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Peter Johnston, the BBC’s director of editorial complaints and reviews, is overseeing an in-depth editorial investigation into the editorial failings that led to the documentary being broadcast.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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The not-so-powerful who demand the truth about the powerful are often averse to the truth about their own complicity in the failings of the nation.—
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim,
The Dial,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the supplement is mostly a supportive treatment in children with vitamin deficiencies, and taking too much can cause toxicity.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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This combination — of high temperatures and metal deficiency — could explain why metal lines were absent in current observations.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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