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defect

Definition

  • noun: a problem or fault that makes someone or something not perfect
  • noun: an imperfection that impairs worth or utility
  • verb: to leave a country, political party, organization, etc., and go to a different one that is a competitor or an enemy
  • verb: to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another often because of a change in ideology
  • synonyms: shortcoming, deficiency, imperfection

Examples

  • This small 'defect' [='flaw'] greatly reduces the diamond's value.

  • a 'birth defect' [=a physical problem that someone is born with]

  • We had to point out the 'defect' [='flaw'] in their logic.

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