defect

Speech parts

1. defect - Noun

2. defect - Verb

Meaning

Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.

Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.

To fail; to become deficient.

To injure; to damage.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

blemish fault deficiency flaw imperfection shortcoming desert mar mark terra gremlin arak blackhead problem lack

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Antonyms

department belle excellency paragon galaxy amendment

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Hypernyms

fly appearance flee disadvantage imperfection take flight

Hyponyms

nick mark ding blackhead rat mole

Phrases with the word

vision defect eye defect mental defect inherent defect visual defect acquired defect

Examples

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. Bertrand Russell

I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him. Max Beerbohm

One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect. William Hazlitt

Aspiration is not a defect for youngsters. Persian Proverb

Bam's eggplant doesn't have a defect. Persian Proverb

Many a defect is seen in the poor man. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

defecatory defecographic defecography defect of speech defect of vision defectability