Definitions for fault
fɔltfault

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mistake, error, faultnoun

   a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

   "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

2. defect, fault, flawnoun

   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"

3. demerit, faultnoun

   the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection

   "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"

4. fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, breaknoun

   (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

   "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"

5. faultnoun

   (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)

   "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"

6. faultnoun

   responsibility for a bad situation or event

   "it was John's fault"

7. faultverb

   (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)

   "he served too many double faults"

8. blame, faultverb

   put or pin the blame on

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. faultnoun

   A defect; something that detracts from perfection.

2. faultnoun

   A mistake or error.

3. faultnoun

   A weakness of character.

4. faultnoun

   A minor offense.

5. faultnoun

   Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.

6. faultnoun

   A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity

7. faultnoun

   An illegal serve.

8. faultnoun

   An abnormal connection in a circuit.

9. faultverb

   To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.

10. faultverb

    To fracture.

11. faultverb

    To commit a mistake or error.

12. faultverb

    To undergo a page fault.

13. Etymology: From faute, from faulte, from faute, from *, from falsus, perfect passive participle of fallo. Displaced native schuld (from scyld), lac (from lak), last (from lǫstr).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FAULTnoun

   Etymology: faut, faute, Fr. faltar, to be deficient, Spanish.

   1. Offence; slight crime; somewhat liable to censure or objection.

   The prophet chuseth rather to charge them with the fault of making a law unto themselves, than the crime of transgressing a law which God had made. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 6.

   He finds no fault with their opinion about the true God, but only that it was not clear and distinct enough. Edward Stillingfleet.

   He that but conceives a crime in thought,
   Contracts the danger of an actual fault:
   Then what must he expect that still proceeds
   To commit sin, and work up thoughts to deeds. Dryden.

   If you like not my poem, the fault may possibly be in my writing; but more probably ’tis in your morals, which cannot bear the truth of it. Dryden.

   They wholly mistake the nature of criticism, who think its business is principally to find fault. Dryden.

   To be desirous of a good name, and careful to do every thing, that we innocently may, to obtain it, is so far from being a fault, even in private persons, that it is their great and indispensible duty. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   Before his sacred name flies ev’ry fault,
   And each exalted stanza teems with thought. Alexander Pope.

   Which of our thrum-cap’d ancestors found fault,
   For want of sugar-tongs or spoons for salt? King.

   Being void of all friendship and enmity, they never complain, nor find fault with the times. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Defect; want; absence.

   I could tell to thee, as to one it pleases me, for fault of a better, to call my friend, I could be sad, and sad indeed too. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

   There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say unto us, make brick; and behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people. Ex. v. 16.

   3. Puzzle; difficulty: as, the enquirer is at a fault.

2. To Faultverb

   To charge with a fault; to accuse.

   For that I will not fault thee,
   But for humbleness exalt thee. Old Song.

3. To Faultverb

   To be wrong; to fail.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Which moved him rather in eclogues than otherwise to write, minding to furnish our tongue in this kind wherein it faulteth. Edmund Spenser.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fault

   A fault is a flaw, imperfection, defect, or deficiency. In geology, it refers to a fracture or discontinuity in the Earth's crust where significant displacement has occurred. In the field of technology, a fault may refer to a malfunction or error in a system or device. The term can be used in various contexts to denote a failure or breakdown.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Faultnoun

   defect; want; lack; default

2. Faultnoun

   anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish

3. Faultnoun

   a moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime

4. Faultnoun

   a dislocation of the strata of the vein

5. Faultnoun

   in coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc

6. Faultnoun

   a lost scent; act of losing the scent

7. Faultnoun

   failure to serve the ball into the proper court

8. Faultverb

   to charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame

9. Faultverb

   to interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted

10. Faultverb

    to err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fault

   In document ISO/CD 10303-226, a fault is defined as an abnormal condition or defect at the component, equipment, or sub-system level which may lead to a failure. According to the Federal Standard 1037C of the United States, the term fault has the following meanings: ⁕An accidental condition that causes a functional unit to fail to perform its required function. ⁕A defect that causes a reproducible or catastrophic malfunction. A malfunction is considered reproducible if it occurs consistently under the same circumstances. ⁕In power systems, an unintentional short-circuit, or partial short-circuit, between energized conductors or between an energized conductor and ground. A distinction can be made between symmetric and asymmetric faults. Failures in hardware can be caused by random faults or systematic faults, but failures in software are always systematic.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fault

   fawlt, n. a failing: error: blemish: imperfection: a slight offence: (geol., min.) a displacement of strata or veins: (tennis) a stroke in which the player fails to serve the ball into the proper place.—adj. Fault′ful (Shak.), full of faults or crimes.—adv. Fault′ily.—n. Fault′iness.—adj. Fault′less, without fault or defect.—adv. Fault′lessly.—n. Fault′lessness.—adj. Fault′y, imperfect, defective: guilty of a fault: blamable.—At fault, open to blame: (of dogs) unable to find the scent; Find fault (with), to censure for some defect. [O. Fr. faute, falte—L. fallĕre, to deceive.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FAULT

   About the only thing that is often found where it does not exist.

Matched Categories

1. • Charge
   • Crack
   • Electronics
   • Equipment Failure
   • Geology
   • Nonaccomplishment
   • Responsibility
   • Worth

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fault' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3186

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fault' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1609

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fault' in Nouns Frequency: #1064

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How to pronounce fault?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fault in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fault in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fault in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of fault in a Sentence

1. Stacey Abrams:

   When Stacey Rice apply for a job, and Stacey Rice very publicly don't get it, it can be a little hard, through no fault of Stacey Abrams own, it was stolen.

2. Breanne Martinez:

   I feel it's my fault because I have a heart condition as well, and I passed it along to him. Martinez had $510 in case, along with her ID and insurance cards, in her wallet when it was stolen. She said she left it next to the checkout to put Mason in his car seat. I cried in the middle of WinCo because I'm just thinking of all the things I'm not going to be able to provide for my son this month.

3. Jeb Bush:

   Instead of saying, 'the dog ate my homework, it's someone else's fault,' once it became clear, he's taking the lead now, it does point out that we have a 20th century regulatory system on a 21st century world. Someone needs to change how we go about Washington's role in this so there's more accountability and more transparency.

4. La Rochefoucauld:

   Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.

5. Diane Yentel:

   Over 2.5 million households have been helped by emergency rental assistance, with back rent paid, these families have a clean slate and some housing stability to help get through the next wave of the pandemic. But many struggling renters have yet to receive assistance, through no fault of their own, and remain at risk of losing their home this winter.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fault
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fault
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fault
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fault
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fault
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=fault
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fault