Akhil Sharma

I had written a book. For various reasons, the publishing industry had decided that my book was going to be 'important.' The novel had taken me 12-and-a-half years to write, and after being with the book for so long, I had no real perspective on the merits or demerits of what I had written. I hoped it was good, but feared that it wasn't.

Indian Author

William Wyler

I'm accused constantly of having 'no signature.' That's the big artistic demerit. You can't tell a Wyler film from another man's film just by looking at it.

American Director

Sallust

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.

Roman Historian

Frances Wright

A necessary consequent of religious belief is the attaching ideas of merit to that belief, and of demerit to its absence.

Scottish Writer

Donella Meadows

You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus.

American Environmentalist

Used in educational and military settings to note bad behavior or rule violations.

Behavioral Context

Multiple demerits can lead to serious consequences, such as suspension.

Consequence of Accumulation

Don't confuse 'demerit' with 'demerit point;' they can mean different things.

Common Confusions

When 'demerit' describes a disadvantage, it pinpoints shortcomings or faults.

Negative Features

Used to weigh the cons against the pros when assessing choices or decisions.

Comparative Assessment

Often used in formal or academic contexts to discuss drawbacks objectively.

Formal Discussions

 Daiichi 200 demerit issued at the core that I like them arrested more coffee they take these nails out of this guy cut them off again stabbed this should be taken off here

Demerit