demerit

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noun

1. a mark against a person for misconduct or failure;
usually given in school or armed forces
- ten demerits and he loses his privileges
• Hypernyms:
mark, stigma, brand, stain
2. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
- they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel
- he knew his own faults much better than she did
• Syn:
fault
• Ant:
merit
• Hypernyms:
worth

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  merit, virtue