demerit

demerit is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 8 senses

Definitions

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

   Synonyms: fault

8. noun. a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces

   "ten demerits and he loses his privileges"

Synonyms

fault

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in demerit:

dimeter, merited, mitered, retimed

Common word forms

demerits, demerited, demeriting

Words from these letters

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