Defect

/ˈdiːfɛkt/

Synonyms for "defect" (386 found)

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Closest matches (78)

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blackheadblebblemishblightblisterblotboltbreakbreak awaybugbullacardiovascular diseasecatchchange sidescheckchronic diseasecicatrixcirculatory diseasecomedocomplaintcomplicationconditioncongenital defectcrackcratercraze
Verb(4 words)
backsliddenbetrayedcause a problemcrack under pressure
Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (115)

Noun(47 words)
darndata errordefect founddeficienciesdemeritdemeritsdesertdesertingdesign flawdetractorsdisadvantagedislocationsdrawbackdysfunctionelectrical malfunctionengineering problemeyesoresfail to operatefailingsfaille
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disorderdistemperdistortiondrawbackendemicendemic diseaseendocrine diseaseepidemic diseaseerrorescapefailingfailurefall awayfall offfaultfauteflawfly in the ointmentfoibleforsakefrailtyfrecklefunctional diseasefungus diseasegapgastrointestinal diseasegenetic diseasegogo back ongo overhandicaphemangiomahereditary diseasehiatushickeyholeiatrogenic diseaseillnessimperfectioninadequacyindispositioninfectious disease

Related words (193)

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molemorbiditymorbusmuscular diseaseneedneedle scarneurological diseasenevusnicknutritional diseaseoccupational diseaseomissionorganic diseaseoutagepandemic diseasepathological conditionpathologypimplepippitplant diseasepockpockmarkport-wine markport-wine stainprivationproblemprotozoan diseasepsychosomatic diseasepull outpustulequitratrejectrenegaderenegerenouncerepudiaterespiratory diseaseriftrockinessrun outrun out onscabscantinessscarscarcenessscarcityscratchsebaceous cystsecedesecondary diseaseseedinesssell outshortageshortcomingshortfallsickishnesssicknesssignsignssnagsomething missingsplitspurnstainstrawberry markstyswitchswitch oversymptomsymptomatologysymptomologysymptomssyndrometainttergiversatethe piptracktroubleturnturn againstturn cloakturn traitortwistullageurogenital diseaseverrucavesiclevicevirus diseasevulnerable placewalewalk outwantwantagewarpwartwasting diseaseweak linkweak pointweaknesswealweltwenwhiteheadwithdrawworm disease
Adjective(9 words)
legal defectmajor irregularityminor blemishpoor qualityserious issuestructural deformationunsatisfactory qualityvulnerable areaweak
Verb(4 words)
miscreateobserved inconsistencyrenegadedswitched
Determiner(1 words)
most colonial artifact

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chromosomal defectcosmetic defectdefect to another countrydefect to the enemydesign defectelectrical defectfunctional defectmanufacturing defectmetabolic defectsensor defectsingle gene defectsoftware defect

Collocations

11 entries
cosmetic defectdefect from the groupdefect from the partydefect ratedefect to another countrydefect to the enemydefect to the oppositiondesign defectgenetic defectmajor defectmanufacturing defect

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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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