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| 1. | [ noun ] a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | |
| Synonyms: | error mistake | |
| Examples: | "he made a bad mistake" "she was quick to point out my errors" "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" |
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| Related terms: | nonaccomplishment oversight omission blunder miscalculation stupidity slip ballup confusion incursion distortion blot footfault revoke blame | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) | |
| Examples: | "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it" |
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| Related terms: | breakdown electronics | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an imperfection in a device or machine | |
| Synonyms: | flaw defect | |
| Examples: | "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" |
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| Related terms: | imperfection bug hole flaw | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection | |
| Synonyms: | demerit | |
| Examples: | "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel" "he knew his own faults much better than she did" |
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| Related terms: | merit worth | |
| 5. | [ verb ] put or pin the blame on | |
| Synonyms: | blame | |
| Related terms: | absolve charge | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | |
| Synonyms: | break fault_line fracture shift geological_fault | |
| Examples: | "they built it right over a geological fault" |
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| Related terms: | crack strike-slip_fault inclined_fault San_Andreas_Fault denali_fault fault_line geology | |
| 7. | [ noun ] responsibility for a bad situation or event | |
| Examples: | "it was John's fault" |
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| Related terms: | responsibility blame | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (tennis or badminton or squash) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) | |
| Examples: | "he served too many double faults" |
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| Related terms: | serve double_fault footfault tennis badminton squash | |
| Similar spelling: |
faulty fallot fallout Faletti fauld fall_out failed |
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