defect vs slur

defect and slur both are nouns.

defect and slur both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defect	Yes	No	Yes	No
slur	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, slur is a hyponym of defect; that is, slur is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defect:

defect: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
slur: a blemish made by dirt

Other hyponyms of defect include birthmark, nevus, chatter mark, check, chip, crack, dent, ding, gouge, nick, mole, mark, scar, scrape, scratch, burn, burn mark, blot, daub, smear, smirch, smudge, spot, stigma, verruca, wart, milium, whitehead, blackhead, comedo.

defect (noun)	slur (noun)
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)	a blemish made by dirt
a failing or deficiency	a disparaging remark
an imperfection in an object or machine	(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
an imperfection in a bodily system

defect (verb)	slur (verb)
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army	become vague or indistinct
	utter indistinctly
	speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
	play smoothly or legato

Difference between defect and slur

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