noun (formal)
1 [usuallypl.] a fault in sth or a disadvantage of sth:
the merits and demerits of the scheme
2 (AmE) a mark on sb's school record showing that they have done sth wrong:
You'll get three demerits if you're caught smoking on school grounds.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for demerit is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does demerit appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — demerit appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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