Term: demerit: a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
Candidate hypernym: mark: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis → 1
Candidate hypernym: teleostei: large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species → 0
Candidate hypernym: subaltern: a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain → 0
Candidate hypernym: tramp: a disreputable vagrant → 0
Candidate hypernym: lankiness: a tall and thin physique → 0
Candidate hypernym: swordfish: large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night → 0
Candidate hypernym: chain wrench: another name for chain tongs → 0
Candidate hypernym: wonderland: an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders → 0
Candidate hypernym: tableau: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) → 0
Candidate hypernym: walk: the act of traveling by foot → 0
Candidate hypernym: penetration: the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) → 0