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fault

(f/O/lt )

noun (n)

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention(noun.act)

Example:
I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults.

Synonym:
error, mistake

source: wordnet30
an imperfection in an object or machine(noun.state)

Synonym:
defect, flaw

source: wordnet30
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection(noun.attribute)

Example:
He knew his own faults much better than she did.

Synonym:
demerit
Antonym:
merit, virtue

source: wordnet30
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other(noun.object)

Example:
They built it right over a geological fault.
He studied the faulting of the earth's crust.

Synonym:
break, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift

source: wordnet30
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)(noun.event)

Example:
It took much longer to find the fault than to fix it.

source: wordnet30
responsibility for a bad situation or event(noun.attribute)

Example:
It was John's fault.

source: wordnet30
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)(noun.act)

Example:
He served too many double faults.

source: wordnet30
Defect; want; lack; default.(noun)

source: webster1913
A defective point in an electric circuit due to a crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the circuit.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

put or pin the blame on(verb.communication)

Synonym:
blame
Antonym:
absolve, free, justify

source: wordnet30
To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame.(verb)

source: webster1913
To err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong.(verb)

source: webster1913

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