Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fault | Yes | No | Yes | No |
imperfection | Yes | No | No | No |
fault (noun) | imperfection (noun) |
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a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | the state or an instance of being imperfect |
(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 |
fault (verb) | imperfection (verb) |
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put or pin the blame on |