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Meaning of demerit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  demerit
      n 1: a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually
           given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses
           his privileges"
      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: {demerit}, {fault}] [ant: {merit}, {virtue}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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