Seen close-up, things have a way of showing their defects, their innate ugliness.
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Defects
Synonyms for "defects" (256 found)
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defacementdefalcationdefaultdefectiondeficiencydeficiency diseasedeficitdeformationdeformitydegeneratedegenerative diseasedepartdesertdisabilitydisadvantagediscontinuitydiseasedisfigurationdisfigurementdisorder
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distemperdistortiondrawbackendemicendemic diseaseendocrine diseaseepidemic diseaseerrorescapefailingfailurefall awayfall offfaultfauteflawfly in the ointmentfoibleforsakefrailtyfrecklefunctional diseasefungus diseasegapgastrointestinal diseasegenetic diseasegogo back ongo overhandicaphemangiomahereditary diseasehiatushickeyholeiatrogenic diseaseillnessimperfectioninadequacyindispositioninfectious diseaseinfirmityinsufficiencyintervalirregularitykeloidkinklacklacunaleave
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
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lentigolet downliabilitylittle problemmaladymalaisemarkmiliumminusmissmissing linkmistakemolemorbiditymorbusmuscular diseaseneedneedle scarneurological diseasenevus
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nicknutritional 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
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A man of weak will is the target of criticism; even his friends would badger him into correcting his defects.
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The customer insisted on a price reduction because of defects in the product.
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This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.
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