Antonyms of noun merit

1 of 2 senses of merit

Sense 1
merit, virtue -- (any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit")
       Antonym of demerit (Sense 2)
      => demerit, fault -- (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/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun merit

2 senses of merit

Sense 1
merit, virtue -- (any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit")
       => worth -- (the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful)

Sense 2
deservingness, merit, meritoriousness -- (the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded")
       => worthiness -- (the quality or state of having merit or value)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb merit

1 sense of merit

Sense 1
deserve, merit -- (be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")