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Noun
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A discreditable mark given to someone for bad conduct
discredit
blemish
blot
dishonorUS
dishonourUK
shame
smear
smirch
stigma
flaw
tarnish
disgrace
fault
slur
black mark
stain
taint
defect
imperfection
spot
brand
onus
smudge
scar
tarnishing
blight
odium
black eye
suggestion
hint
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“He sailed through the entire course without a single demerit against him, graduating second in a class of forty-six.”
Noun
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A weakness or the quality of being inadequate
weakness
failing
shortcoming
disadvantage
fault
imperfection
discredit
foible
frailty
dereliction
drawback
sin
vice
want
bad mark
loss of credit
loss of points
mark against one
feet of clay
flaw
defect
deficiency
limitation
weak point
blemish
inadequacy
infirmity
weak spot
fallibility
Achilles heel
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“The book has one glaring demerit, which is that it is extremely difficult to read.”
Noun
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(rare, dated) Detriment or disadvantage
despite
detriment
disadvantage
disservice
liability
disfavourUK
disfavorUS
penalty
prejudice
harm
deprivation
loss
inconvenience
damage
injury
hurt
mischief
disbenefit
drawback
handicap
difficulty
downside
snag
minus
torment
suffering
trial
burden
bane
trouble
affliction
worry
tribulation
uphill
cost
undesirable consequence
unpleasant aspect
Noun
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The state or condition of being immoral or sinful
sin
immorality
evil
iniquity
wickedness
sinfulness
ungodliness
unrighteousness
corruption
debauchery
impiousness
depravity
impiety
irreligiousness
licentiousness
profligacy
blasphemy
iniquitousness
irreverence
libertinage
libertinism
profanity
sacrilege
villainy
desecration
evildoing
fallenness
fault
foible
ill
imperfection
peccability
profanation
turpitude
bad
covetousness
damnation
disobedience
pride
scandal
sloth
tort
wrongness
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Noun
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Something or someone whose presence or behavior is likely to be disadvantageous
minus
debit
disadvantage
disbenefit
downside
drawback
handicap
incommodity
liability
negative
strike
defect
detriment
flaw
hindrance
shortcoming
difficulty
snag
inconvenience
trouble
obstacle
problem
impediment
nuisance
stumbling block
catch
pitfall
complication
hiccup
fly in the ointment
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Verb
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To lower the rank or status of something or someone
demote
downgrade
disrate
degrade
relegate
declass
bust
break
depose
dethrone
displace
kick downstairs
oust
reduce
unseat
bench
bump
cashier
demean
devalue
dismiss
humble
lower
lower in rank
drum out
move down
hold back
reduce in rank
set back
strip of rank
reduce to the ranks
remove from office
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Verb
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To lower in price
reduce
cheapen
cut
discount
slash
devaluate
drop
knock down
mark down
undervalue
cut in price
devalue
diminish
lower
lower in price
abate
bring down
curb
curtail
cut back
cut down
deduct
depreciate
depress
lower the price of
make cheaper
pare
put on sale
rein in
undersell
write down
decrement
offer at a giveaway price
reduce the price of
render worthless
scale down
subtract
taper
temper
wind down
write off
disgrade
drive down
axeUK
axUS
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