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Noun
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A shortcoming or weakness
flaw
deficiency
fault
imperfection
failing
weakness
shortcoming
inadequacy
want
foible
frailty
lack
drawback
sin
infirmity
injury
scarcity
shortage
unsoundness
vice
weak spot
weak point
blemish
limitation
demerit
fallibility
dereliction
vulnerability
debility
Achilles heel
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“His main defect is that he closes himself off, in self-protective loneliness.”
Noun
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A physical deformity that spoils the appearance or completeness of something
crack
blemish
chip
deformity
disfigurement
fault
flaw
fracture
imperfection
irregularity
kink
scar
scratch
blight
blotch
break
deformation
excrescence
excrescency
knot
mar
mark
patch
rift
spot
blot
marring
pockmark
snag
speck
stain
taint
tear
birthmark
discoloration
hole
split
rough spot
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“The computer calculates features from the picture and decides if there is any defect on the surface of the cast metal.”
Noun
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An error or glitch in a system or program
error
glitch
bug
exception
breakdown
failure
fault
flaw
gremlin
malfunction
mistake
blip
catch
limitation
obstruction
showstopper
virus
slip
problem
hitch
something wrong
impairment
crash
collapse
howler
solecism
slipup
blunder
omission
breach
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“Testing of the software has exposed a critical defect that needs to be fixed urgently.”
Noun
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A negative consequence or downside of a given course of action
pitfall
snag
problem
catch
drawback
hitch
weakness
obstacle
impediment
hindrance
complication
disadvantage
downside
shortcoming
handicap
hiccup
hurdle
minus
imperfection
flaw
disbenefit
trouble
deficiency
limitation
nuisance
issue
liability
fault
inconvenience
negative
detriment
consequence
ill
downfall
stumbling block
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Noun
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An aspect of something that is not accurate
inaccuracy
mistake
error
blunder
slip
fault
oversight
boob
gaffe
lapse
clanger
goof
misstep
slipup
gaff
fluff
stumble
clinker
fumble
flub
brick
miscue
screwup
bobble
trip
howler
blooper
miscalculation
bloomer
fail
solecism
flaw
erratum
barry
literal
corrigendum
fallacy
typo
wrong
impreciseness
unfaithfulness
unreliability
wrongness
boo-boo
slip-up
foul-up
lapsus calami
lapsus linguae
typographical error
slip of the tongue
slip of the pen
printer's error
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Noun
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The quality of being scanty
scantiness
lack
shortage
scarcity
dearth
deficiency
insufficiency
want
inadequacy
paucity
poverty
deficit
scarceness
undersupply
famine
drought
inadequateness
pinch
failure
shortfall
crunch
drouth
lacuna
scantness
leanness
defalcation
curtailment
tightness
shortcoming
underage
weakness
lapse
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Noun
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Sightlessness
blindness
myopia
amaurosis
astigmatism
cataracts
darkness
presbyopia
sightlessness
anopsia
impaired vision
loss of sight
purblindness
typhlosis
anopia
Noun
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(pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction
disease
disorder
illness
complaint
condition
sickness
affliction
ailment
malady
infection
infirmity
plague
upset
blight
bug
indisposition
trouble
cancer
canker
abnormality
affection
ail
contagion
debility
disability
evil
complication
decrepitude
epidemic
ill
lurgy
pestilence
scourge
virus
ache
bane
contamination
curse
distemper
distemperature
endemic
fever
pathosis
problem
sickliness
syndrome
wog
attack
breakdown
Cancer
coath
collapse
convulsions
feebleness
fit
flu
haemorrhageUK
hemorrhageUS
inflammation
misery
rot
seizure
spell
stroke
unhealthiness
unsoundness
visitation
medical condition
silent killer
ill health
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Noun
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A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one
aberration
abnormality
anomaly
oddity
exception
rarity
deviation
divergence
quirk
freak
irregularity
peculiarity
aberrancy
digression
eccentricity
inconsistency
oddment
rogue
variation
curiosity
departure
incongruity
mistake
phenomenon
delusion
strangeness
weirdness
flaw
malformation
deformity
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Noun
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A physical trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality
taint
blemish
fault
flaw
imperfection
tarnish
contagion
contamination
infection
pollution
tincture
tinge
touch
trace
crack
chip
deformity
fracture
disfigurement
irregularity
kink
scratch
scar
excrescence
patch
deformation
mar
break
blight
excrescency
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Noun
▲
An ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules
loophole
ambiguity
let-out
avoidance
crack
discrepancy
dodge
escape
escape clause
evasion
excuse
fault
flaw
inadequacy
inconsistency
omission
plea
pretenseUS
pretenceUK
pretext
shortcoming
slip
subterfuge
alternative
escape route
get-out
means of avoidance
means of evasion
out
outlet
technicality
workaround
let-out clause
means of escape
way out
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Noun
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A displeasing and prominently ugly sight
eyesore
monstrosity
blight
blot
atrocity
blemish
hideosity
ugliness
deformity
horror
mess
sight
carbuncle
defacement
excrescence
fright
scar
disfigurement
disgrace
ugly sight
dump
ugly thing
blot on landscape
blot on the landscape
mark
blotch
excrescency
pockmark
mar
fault
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Noun
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An inefficient part or factor
impairment
condition
disability
breakage
complaint
damage
deficiency
destruction
deterioration
diminishing
disablement
disorder
hurt
injury
loss
ruination
weakening
wreckage
ruined goods
harm
detriment
disfigurement
disadvantage
affliction
defacement
mutilation
spoiling
marring
vandalism
vandalization
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Noun
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A small cut or notch
nick
chip
cut
notch
scratch
score
dent
mark
incision
indentation
snick
abrasion
gash
gouge
hack
indent
indenture
kerf
scrape
blemish
flaw
scar
damage
dint
groove
jag
knock
mill
slit
slash
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Verb
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To abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one
desert
abscond
quit
apostatize
renege
abandon
escape
forsake
rebel
renounce
tergiversate
decamp
leave
repudiate
revolt
depart
go
rat
reject
spurn
turn
withdraw
change sides
turn traitor
change allegiances
change loyalties
be apostate
break faith
turn coat
back out
revolt against
secede from
shift ground
go AWOL
go over
sell out
go back on
go over to the enemy
pull out
run out
take a walk
walk out on
fall away from
go over the fence
rat on
axeUK
axUS
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“Zuyev was granted asylum after choosing to defect from his homeland.”
Verb
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To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons
migrate
emigrate
move
relocate
resettle
flit
remove
trek
be posted
go abroad
go overseas
move house
up sticks
pull up stakes
quit
evacuate
depart
leave
flee
vacate
escape
go
abscond
exit
decamp
desert
fly
take a hike
go AWOL
take off
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Verb
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To take apart from
detach
alienate
delink
dissociate
divorce
isolate
segregate
separate
disaffiliate
leave
quit
break away
cut off
become estranged
break with
secede from
withdraw from
bust up
part company with
sever connections with
break off relations with
reach a parting of the ways
Verb
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Take violent action against an established government or ruler
revolt
rebel
mutiny
riot
resist
rise
rise up
arise
boycott
break
defy
insurrect
oppose
oppose authority
overthrow
overturn
renounce
show resistance
strike
take up arms
be insubordinate
defy authority
disobey authority
resist authority
drop out
make waves
opt out
turn against
refuse to obey orders
rock the boat
take part in an uprising
take up arms against
get out of line
take to the streets
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