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fault

/ fault /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
"he served too many double faults"
Type of:
serve service
Kinds of:
double fault footfault
Domain:
tennis lawn tennis badminton
noun Sense 2
responsibility for a bad situation or event
"it was John''s fault"
Type of:
responsibility responsibleness
Derived:
blame
noun Sense 3
(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"
Type of:
breakdown equipment failure
Domain:
electronics
noun Sense 4
(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"
Type of:
crack cleft crevice
Kinds of:
Denali Fault inclined fault San Andreas Fault strike-slip fault
Derived:
break separate split up fall apart come apart
Domain:
geology
noun Sense 5
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"
Opposites:
merit virtue
Type of:
worth
noun Sense 6
an imperfection in a device or machine
"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
Type of:
imperfection imperfectness
Kinds of:
bug glitch hole
Derived:
flaw blemish
verb Sense 7
put or pin the blame on
Opposites:
absolve justify free
Type of:
charge accuse
Derived:
mistake error incrimination inculpation blame
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
noun Sense 8
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"
Type of:
nonaccomplishment nonachievement
Kinds of:
blot smear smirch spot stain
Derived:
blame err mistake slip
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
52
Times Searched
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Related Words

serve service double fault footfault responsibility responsibleness breakdown equipment failure crack cleft crevice Denali Fault