Defect

//ˈdiːfɛkt//

Synonyms for "defect" (256 found)

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Verb(1 words)
desert

Related words (128)

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Verb(1 words)
turn one's coat

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Related terms

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derived

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entails

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has context

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is a

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manner of

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Translations

168 translations across 52 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἐλάττωμα noun (fault or malfunction)

Arabic

3 entries
  • خَلَل noun (fault or malfunction)
  • عَوَار noun (fault or malfunction)
  • عَيْب noun (fault or malfunction)

Armenian

1 entries
  • արատ noun (fault or malfunction)

Assamese

1 entries
  • খুঁত noun (fault or malfunction)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • kəsir noun (fault or malfunction)
  • naqislik noun (fault or malfunction)
  • nöqsan noun (fault or malfunction)
  • qüsur noun (fault or malfunction)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • га́на noun (fault or malfunction)
  • дэфе́кт noun (fault or malfunction)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • kakundian noun (fault or malfunction)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • дефе́кт noun (fault or malfunction)
  • недоста́тък noun (fault or malfunction)
  • повре́да noun (fault or malfunction)
  • дезерти́рам verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Catalan

1 entries
  • defecte noun (fault or malfunction)

Chichewa

1 entries
  • bala noun (fault or malfunction)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 問題 /问题 noun (fault or malfunction)
  • 弱點 /弱点 noun (fault or malfunction)
  • 毛病 noun (fault or malfunction)
  • 缺陷 noun (fault or malfunction)

Czech

4 entries
  • defekt noun (fault or malfunction)
  • porucha noun (fault or malfunction)
  • vada noun (fault or malfunction)
  • závada noun (fault or malfunction)

Dutch

4 entries
  • gebrek noun (fault or malfunction)
  • mankement noun (fault or malfunction)
  • asiel aanvragen verb (to flee one's country and seek asylum)
  • deserteren verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ribeli verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)
  • transfuĝi verb (to join the enemy)

Estonian

2 entries
  • defekt noun (fault or malfunction)
  • viga noun (fault or malfunction)

Finnish

4 entries
  • vika noun (fault or malfunction)
  • karata verb (to desert; to flee combat)
  • karata rintamalta verb (to desert; to flee combat)
  • loikata verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

French

3 entries
  • défaut noun (fault or malfunction)
  • déserter verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)
  • passer à verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Georgian

2 entries
  • განდგომა verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)
  • დეზერტირობა verb (to desert; to flee combat)

German

4 entries
  • Defekt noun (fault or malfunction)
  • Fehler noun (fault or malfunction)
  • aussteigen verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)
  • desertieren verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Greek

3 entries
  • ελάττωμα noun (fault or malfunction)
  • αποσκιρτώ verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)
  • αυτομολώ verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • פגם noun (fault or malfunction)
  • ערק verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Hindi

2 entries
  • खोट noun (fault or malfunction)
  • दोष noun (fault or malfunction)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • fogyatékosság noun (fault or malfunction)
  • hiba noun (fault or malfunction)
  • hiány noun (fault or malfunction)
  • hiányosság noun (fault or malfunction)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • cacat noun (fault or malfunction)
  • membelot verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)
  • membelot verb (to flee one's country and seek asylum)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • defekta noun (fault or malfunction)

Italian

3 entries
  • difetto noun (fault or malfunction)
  • defezionare verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)
  • disertare verb (to desert; to flee combat)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 欠点 noun (fault or malfunction)
  • 欠陥 noun (fault or malfunction)
  • 亡命する verb (to flee one's country and seek asylum)
  • 変節する verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Jpanese

1 entries
  • 脱走する verb (to desert; to flee combat)

Korean

2 entries
  • 결함 noun (fault or malfunction)
  • 변절하다 verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Latin

4 entries
  • menda noun (fault or malfunction)
  • vitium noun (fault or malfunction)
  • dēscīscō verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)
  • transfugiō verb (to join the enemy)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • дефект noun (fault or malfunction)

Māori

2 entries
  • tōrōkiri noun (fault or malfunction)
  • whakarere verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • ردت noun (fault or malfunction)

Persian

3 entries
  • عوار noun (fault or malfunction)
  • عیب noun (fault or malfunction)
  • نقص noun (fault or malfunction)

Polish

4 entries
  • defekt noun (fault or malfunction)
  • usterka noun (fault or malfunction)
  • wada noun (fault or malfunction)
  • dezerterować verb (to join the enemy)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • defeito noun (fault or malfunction)
  • desertar verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)
  • trair verb (to abandon; to change one's loyalty)

Russian

4 entries
  • брак noun (fault or malfunction)
  • дефе́кт noun (fault or malfunction)
  • изъя́н noun (fault or malfunction)
  • недоста́ток noun (fault or malfunction)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • रपस् noun (fault or malfunction)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cron noun (fault or malfunction)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • defekt noun (fault or malfunction)
  • nedostatak noun (fault or malfunction)
  • недостатак noun (fault or malfunction)
  • dezertirati verb (to desert; to flee combat)

Sikkimese

1 entries
  • སྐྱོན noun (fault or malfunction)

Slovak

3 entries
  • defekt noun (fault or malfunction)
  • porucha noun (fault or malfunction)
  • vada noun (fault or malfunction)

Slovene

4 entries
  • napaka noun (fault or malfunction)
  • okvara noun (fault or malfunction)
  • dezertirati verb (to desert; to flee combat)
  • prebegniti verb (to join the enemy)

Spanish

4 entries
  • defecto noun (fault or malfunction)
  • desperfecto noun (fault or malfunction)
  • falla noun (fault or malfunction)
  • tacha noun (fault or malfunction)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kasoro noun (fault or malfunction)

Telugu

1 entries
  • లోపం noun (fault or malfunction)

Thai

1 entries
  • ข้อบกพร่อง noun (fault or malfunction)

Turkish

3 entries
  • eksik noun (fault or malfunction)
  • hata noun (fault or malfunction)
  • kusur noun (fault or malfunction)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ва́да noun (fault or malfunction)
  • дефе́кт noun (fault or malfunction)
  • хи́ба noun (fault or malfunction)
  • ґандж noun (fault or malfunction)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • nuqson noun (fault or malfunction)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • lỗi noun (fault or malfunction)
  • tật noun (fault or malfunction)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • חסרון noun (fault or malfunction)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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To be perfect she lacked just one defect.

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For nothing is so beautiful but that it betrays some defect on close inspection.

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If it were not for this defect, I should hire him at once.

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What defect can you find in the present system of education?

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