demerit vs harm

demerit

noun
  • A quality of being inadequate; a fault; a disadvantage 

  • A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army. 

  • That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert. 

harm

noun
  • detriment; misfortune. 

  • physical injury; hurt; damage 

  • That which causes injury, damage, or loss. 

  • emotional or figurative hurt 

verb
  • To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something. 

How often have the words demerit and harm occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )