defect
Definitions
noun
- a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency
- an imperfection, failing, or blemish
- crystallography a local deviation from regularity in the crystal lattice of a solid See also point defect , dislocation (sense 3)
verb
- (intr) to desert one's country, cause, allegiance, etc, esp in order to join the opposing forces
Alternative Forms
deˈfector nounWord Origin
C15: from Latin dēfectus, from dēficere to forsake, fail; see deficientSynonyms
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deficiency,
want,
failing,
lack,
mistake,
fault,
error,
absence,
weakness,
flaw,
shortcoming,
inadequacy,
imperfection,
frailty,
foible,
Translations
- British English:
defect
A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.He was born with a hearing defect.ˈdɪfɛkt NOUN He was born with a hearing defect. - Spanish:
defecto
nm
- French:
défaut
nm
- German:
Schaden
nm
- Chinese: 缺陷 n
- Arabic: خَلَل n
- Portuguese: defeito nm
- Russian: дефект nm
- Croatian: nedostatak nm
- Czech: vada nf
- Danish: defekt nutr
- Dutch: defect nnt
- Finnish: vika n
- Greek: ελάττωμα nnt
- Italian: difetto nm
- Japanese: 欠陥 n
- Korean: 결점 n
- Norwegian: mangel nm
- Polish: wada nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: defeito nm
- European Spanish:
defecto
nm
- Swedish: brist nutr
- Thai: ข้อบกพร่อง n
- Turkish: kusur n
- Vietnamese: khuyết điểm n
Usage examples
Above all, both were men, and for Dr Barbara being a man was the greatest genetic defect of all.
, Rushing to Paradise (1994)What is not so clear is how a visual defect can go completely unnoticed except when reading or writing.
New Scientist (1999)The defect is also known to happen in the wiring of vessels that have been mothballed, where moisture can get into electrical insulation.
canada.com (2004)Mice with the inherited defect who were given the RNAi treatment did not develop the symptoms seen in untreated mice.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)The conclusion drawn was that there was a defect in the balance between the two kinds of energy production.
, M. E. Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome - How To Live With It (1989)