Word "DEMERIT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
Synonyms:
fault
Examples:
they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
Examples:
ten demerits and he loses his privileges

Crossword Clues for DEMERIT

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Notes deserve a black mark (7) Mirror Cryptic 11 Aug 2025
Disadvantage (7) Mirror Quick 11 Aug 2025
A mark given for a fault or offence, especially in schools or the army (7)
Flaw or mistake (7)
Blameworthy quality Newsday 28 Jun 2025
Black mark; red item (anag.) The Telegraph Quick 19 May 2025
Point that's a strike against
A fault of French worth (7)
Fault or disadvantage (7)
Maybe tried to involve me in something wrong (7)
It's time for Red to receive a bad mark (7)
Disadvantage of French I term wrongly (7)
Mark for bad behavior
Looking back in entire medley, found fault (7)
Weakness makes me tired (7)
It's taken of for bad behavior
Fault, disadvantage (7)
Tired me out - it's a fault (7)
Jay, US defender with Watford from 2004-10 (7)
A black mark for me, tried as I might have to get round it (7)
A fault that makes me tired (7)
Black mark became red item (7)
A fault tired me out (7)
Ill-desert
Me tired? It's a fault! (7)
Me tired? It's a limlt! (7)
Fault, failing
Bad mark for a student
Classroom black mark Commuter 31 Jan 2024
Reduction for bad conduct (RED ITEM anagram) (7)
Tim Reed's foolish fault
Fault, drawback The Times Concise 09 Nov 2023
Mark on one's record USA Today 08 Oct 2023
Bad point Thomas Joseph 23 Jun 2023
Stain on one's record Universal 13 Jun 2023
Mark of punishment in school Family Time 12 Jun 2023
Flaw LA Times Daily 28 May 2023
Fed up about the setter's flipping fault The Telegraph Toughie 12 Oct 2022
Alternative name for a black mark in North America The Times Specialist Sunday 28 Aug 2022
Black mark put me into same boring old spin
Black mark put me into same boring old spin The Guardian Cryptic 11 Aug 2022
Biden, for one, raising flag, getting black mark The Guardian Cryptic 17 Dec 2021
Biden, for one, raising flag, getting black mark
Bad mark LA Times Daily 27 Nov 2021
Mark on one’s record New York Times 07 Oct 2021
Negative aspect Universal 21 Sep 2021
Something shameful done in uprising, the speaker admitted
French said to be holding back army unit in desert as before The Telegraph Toughie 09 Feb 2021
Bad mark Eugene Sheffer 17 Mar 2020
Undesirable quality The Guardian Speedy 08 Sep 2019
Unfavorable mark LA Times Daily 05 Apr 2019
Unfavorable mark The Washington Post 05 Apr 2019
Teacher's punishment New York Times 28 Feb 2019
Fault, defect The Times Concise 11 Feb 2019
Unfavorable mark
Teacher's punishment
Entire media, on reflection, admitting fault The Telegraph Toughie 27 Dec 2018
French reputed to be holding back army unit in desert as before
Self-absorbed. Tried to correct this fault The Telegraph Toughie 22 Mar 2018
Feature deserving censure The Times Concise 19 Jul 2017
Mark of punishment in school Family Time 26 Mar 2017
In getting up fast, I remedy fault
Bad mark Thomas Joseph 27 Nov 2015
Misconduct mark Newsday 25 Oct 2015
Mark off? New York Times 09 Aug 2015
Fault setter tried ungracefully to defend
Short signal about flipping engineers finding fault The Telegraph Toughie 11 Feb 2015
Misconduct mark
Mark off?
Black mark
Misconduct mark
Black mark
Mark for misconduct
Bad mark
Black mark gotten for misconduct
Mark against
Point out?
Misconduct mark
Blemish on one's school record
A mark against
Class clown's "reward," often
Mark given for talking in study hall
Bad mark in school
Point off, as for bad behavior
Mark of misconduct
Mark for misconduct
Bad mark in school
Mark for misconduct
Blemish on one's school record
Stain on one's record
Bad mark
Black mark
Bad-conduct mark
Fault
Mark against a student
Black mark at school
Culpability
Imperfection
Punitive mark
Mark for poor work
Bad mark
Mark denoting a fault.
Black mark.
Bad mark.
Mark of remissness.
Mark for bad conduct.
Student's liability.
Adverse point.
Bad conduct mark.
Fault.
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