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fault in WordNet English dictionary
verb- put or pin the blame on
blame fault
noun- (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"
fault faulting geological fault shift fracture break
- 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"
defect fault flaw
- 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"
demerit fault
- 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"
mistake error fault
- (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
"he served too many double faults"
fault
- responsibility for a bad situation or event
"it was John's fault"
fault
- (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"
fault
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University