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Synonyms for defect
ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt; dɪˈfɛktde·fect
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
defect
Whatever mars the beauty or completeness of an object is a blemish, whether original, as squinting eyes, or the result of accident or disease, etc., as the pits of smallpox. A blemish is superficial; a flaw or taint is in structure or substance. In the moral sense, we speak of a blot or stain upon reputation; a flaw or taint in character. A defect is the want or lack of something; fault, primarily a failing, is something that fails of an apparent intent or disappoints a natural expectation; thus a sudden dislocation or displacement of geological strata is called a fault. Figuratively, a blemish comes from one's own ill-doing; a brand or stigma is inflicted by others; as, the brand of infamy.
Synonyms:
blemish, blot, blur, brand, crack, daub, defacement, deformity, dent, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, fault, flaw, imperfection, injury, reproach, smirch, soil, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
defect
Synonyms:
shortcoming, omission, fault, imperfection, flaw, blemish, wantAntonyms:
supply, sufficiency, emendation, compensation, virtue, ornament, complement
Princeton's WordNet
defectnoun
an imperfection in a bodily system
"visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
Synonyms:
shortcoming, mar, fault, blemish, flawdefect, shortcomingnoun
a failing or deficiency
"that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
Synonyms:
shortcoming, mar, fault, blemish, flawdefect, fault, flawnoun
an imperfection in an object or machine
"a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
Synonyms:
blemish, mar, shift, faulting, mistake, fault, demerit, shortcoming, break, flaw, fracture, geological fault, errorblemish, defect, marverb
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
"a facial blemish"
Synonyms:
blemish, mar, flaw, fault, shortcomingdefect, desertverb
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
"If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
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Editors Contribution
gremlin
a gremlin is an aircraft term for some mysterious kink in the proper workings of onboard systems, a systems "manufacturer's defect" or danger point
the ailerons deployed opposite one another causing a near fatal spin
Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
defectnoun
Synonyms:
deficiencydefectnoun
Synonyms:
imperfection, blemish, flawdefectnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
defectnoun
Synonyms:
blemish, flaw, imperfection, foible, failing, shortcoming, infirmity
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "defect":
default, irregularity, flaw, anomaly, defects, failure, shortcoming, vice, deficiency, abnormality, fault, absence, necrosis, malformation, lack, malfunction, impropriety
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#254 | want | |
#772 | mar | |
#899 | error | |
#974 | brand | |
#1538 | default | |
#1618 | break | |
#2278 | failure | |
#2474 | vice | |
#2498 | lack | |
#2620 | injury | |
#2915 | spot | |
#3202 | soil | |
#3711 | shift | |
#4224 | crack | |
#4409 | desert | |
#4642 | absence | |
#5045 | fault | |
#5805 | mistake | |
#7861 | defects | |
#10327 | defect | |
#10765 | deficiency | |
#12545 | stain | |
#13712 | dent | |
#14530 | abandon | |
#14595 | fracture | |
#16176 | flaw | |
#17829 | omission | |
#17984 | blur | |
#19391 | anomaly | |
#22939 | necrosis | |
#23782 | stigma | |
#24566 | blot | |
#26407 | malfunction | |
#26615 | disgrace | |
#30914 | speck | |
#36359 | desolate | |
#37623 | abnormality | |
#42903 | reproach | |
#43554 | blemish | |
#46613 | taint | |
#47832 | forsake | |
#48486 | deformity | |
#51563 | irregularity | |
#51950 | tarnish | |
#55818 | shortcoming | |
#56562 | imperfection | |
#59800 | dishonor | |
#60429 | malformation | |
#65516 | faulting | |
#66317 | impropriety | |
#91218 | disfigurement | |
#102969 | demerit | |
#108001 | defacement | |
#113170 | daub |
How to use defect in a sentence?
It is my opinion that he was suffering from a severe mental disease or defect that caused him not to know his conduct was wrong.
That means if your child's in a car wreck, if your child has a congenital heart defect or something and needs an ICU bed, or more likely if they have Covid and need an ICU bed, we don't have one. Your child will wait for another child to die, your child will just not get on the ventilator, your child will be CareFlighted to Temple or Oklahoma City or wherever we can find them a bed, but they won't be getting one here unless one clears.
There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants--more than anything else--to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are--and have always been.
The two key objectives of the reshuffle were to show that loyalty pays and also to offer opportunity to those who might defect to Mbabazi.
I am deeply concerned that these vintage aircraft, decades old, some of them having been involved in crashes before, are still flying, until we know exactly what caused this crash, a major tragedy, whether it was a defect in the machine or some problem with maintenance or flying. There should be very serious scrutiny over these planes before theyre allowed back in the air.
Translations for defect
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- خللArabic
- дезертирам, повреда, недостатъкBulgarian
- defecteCatalan, Valencian
- závada, poruchaCzech
- überlaufen, Fehler, DefektGerman
- αποσκιρτώ, αυτομολώ, ελάττωμαGreek
- defecto, desertar, falla, tacha, pasarseSpanish
- نقصPersian
- loikata, vikaFinnish
- passer à, déserter, défautFrench
- cronScottish Gaelic
- פגם, ערקHebrew
- արատArmenian
- membelot, cacatIndonesian
- defezionare, difettoItalian
- 欠点, 欠陥Japanese
- dēscīscōLatin
- overlopenDutch
- feilNorwegian
- wadaPolish
- desertar, trair, defeitoPortuguese
- изменять, недостаток, дефект, дезертироватьRussian
- пребјећи, prebjeći, nedostatak, недостатакSerbo-Croatian
- defektSwedish
- లోపంTelugu
- บกพร่องThai
- khiếm khuyếtVietnamese
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