defect

CEFRB1

/ˈdiːfɛkt/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A fault or problem that makes something imperfect.

  2. 02

    verb

    To leave a country, group, or organization and join an enemy.

Examples

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

  • The technician discovered a minor defect in the new machine's motor.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /dɪˈfɛkt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient.

  2. The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.

  3. A fault or malfunction.

More examples

In context

  • To be perfect she lacked just one defect.

  • a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment

  • Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The quality control inspector discovered a tiny blank in the newly manufactured ceramic vase.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin defectus (“a failure, lack”), from deficere (“to fail, lack, literally 'undo'”), from past participle defectus, from de- (“of, from”) + facere (“to do”).