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balls-up vs fault

fault vs balls-up

balls-up and fault both are nouns.

balls-up is not a verb while fault is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
balls-up Yes No No No
fault Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fault is a hypernym of balls-up; that is, fault is a word with a broader meaning than balls-up:
  • balls-up: something badly botched or muddled
  • fault: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Other hypernyms of balls-up include error, mistake.
balls-up (noun) fault (noun)
something badly botched or muddled a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
responsibility for a bad situation or event
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
an imperfection in an object or machine
balls-up (verb) fault (verb)
put or pin the blame on
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