Noun
design flaw (plural design flaws)
A flaw in the design of something.
He landed 10 feet below with a sickening crunch-i'm guessing his enhancements didn't allow him to bounce back up like a ball. we call that a design flaw. James Patterson
Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees. Terry Pratchett
Apparently this was a design flaw in the unaugmented human brain, a lagging of consciousness behind intent. Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Patience's design flaw became obvious for the first time in my life: the outcome is decided not during the course of play but when the cards are shuffled, before the game even begins. How pointless is that? David Mitchell (author)