meaning of demerits
1. That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
2. That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
3. The state of one who deserves ill.
4. To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.
5. To depreciate or cry down.
6. To deserve praise or blame.
7. 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
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