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1. (n.) defect
a fault or shortcoming; imperfection.
2. defect
lack of something essential:
a defect in hearing.
3. (v.i.) defect
to desert a cause, country, etc.:
to defect to the West.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L dēfectus failure, weakness, der. of dēficere to run short, fail, weaken (see deficient ))
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1. (noun) defect
an imperfection in a bodily system
"visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
2. (noun) defect, shortcoming
a failing or deficiency
"that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
3. (noun) defect, fault, flaw
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"
4. (verb) blemish, defect, mar
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
"a facial blemish"
5. (verb) defect, desert
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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1. (noun) defect
a fault or imperfection
a defect in the fabric; a character defect; defective parts
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Defect
want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity
2. (noun) Defect
failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment
3. (verb) Defect
to fail; to become deficient
4. (verb) Defect
to injure; to damage
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Sense: a fault or flaw
It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.
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 Afrikaans: gebrek, fout, tekortkomin |
 Arabic: عَيْب |
 Bulgarian: дефект |
 Brazilian: defeito |
 Czech: kaz, chyba |
 German: der Fehler |
 Danish: defekt; mangel; brist |
 Greek: ελάττωμα, ψεγάδι |
 Spanish: defecto |
 Estonian: puudus, viga |
 Farsi: نقص؛ کاستی |
 Finnish: vika |
 French: défaut |
 Hebrew: פְּגָם |
 Hindi: दोष, खराबी |
 Croatian: greška, nedostatak |
 Hungarian: hiány(osság) |
 Indonesian: cacat |
 Icelandic: galli |
 Italian: difetto |
 Japanese: 欠点 |
 Korean: 결점 |
 Lithuanian: trūkumas |
 Latvian: trūkums; defekts |
 Malay: belot |
 Dutch: tekort, fout |
 Norwegian: feil, mangel, skavank |
 Polish: wada, skaza |
 Persian: نقص؛ کاستی |
 Pashto: نيمګړتيا، عيب، نقص، كمبود |
 Portuguese: defeito |
 Romanian: defect |
 Russian: недостаток; дефект |
 Slovak: kaz |
 Slovenian: napaka |
 Serbian: nedostatak |
 Swedish: defekt |
 Thai: ข้อบกพร่อง |
 Turkish: kusur, bozukluk |
 Taiwanese: 缺陷 |
 Ukrainian: хиба, дефект |
 Urdu: کوئی عیب یا نقص |
 Vietnamese: khuyết điểm |
 Chinese: 缺陷 |
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