slur vs defect

slur and defect both are nouns.

slur and defect both are verbs.

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

As nouns, defect is a hypernym of slur; that is, defect is a word with a broader meaning than slur:

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

Other hypernyms of slur include blemish, mar.

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

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

Difference between slur and defect

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