Demerit
Demerit noun - A defect in character.
Denigrate
Denigrate verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Demerit and denigrate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demerit" instead a verb "Denigrate".
Nearby Words: denigration, denigrating
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