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Noun
▲
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
limitation
blemish
problem
snag
disadvantage
demerit
catch
handicap
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“His main defect is that he closes himself off, in self-protective loneliness.”
Noun
▲
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
hitch
problem
interruption
something wrong
failing
howler
solecism
slipup
blunder
omission
breach
typo
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“Testing of the software has exposed a critical defect that needs to be fixed urgently.”
Noun
▲
The state of being ill or unhealthy
unsoundness
frailty
infirmity
weakness
indisposition
feebleness
disorder
debility
sickness
ailment
malady
fragility
illness
affliction
delicacy
unhealthiness
deficiency
shortcoming
disease
failing
fault
imperfection
decrepitude
frailness
vulnerability
malaise
debilitation
flimsiness
flu
sickliness
confinement
unwellness
decay
delicateness
diseasedness
puniness
unhealth
insubstantiality
ailing
fragileness
unsubstantiality
weakliness
ill health
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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
▲
A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one
aberration
abnormality
anomaly
oddity
irregularity
deviation
peculiarity
eccentricity
quirk
divergence
exception
rarity
strangeness
curiosity
oddness
departure
variation
weirdness
freak
oddment
difference
distortion
diversion
inconsistency
digression
unusualness
aberrancy
incongruity
phenomenon
straying
vagary
rogue
mistake
transgression
instability
rambling
more ❯
Noun
▲
An ambiguity or inadequacy in a set of rules that can be potentially exploited
loophole
escape
flaw
ambiguity
shortcoming
discrepancy
technicality
out
crack
dodge
excuse
fault
inadequacy
inconsistency
omission
pretenceUK
pretenseUS
pretext
slip
subterfuge
alternative
outlet
workaround
escape clause
let-out
escape route
get-out
means of avoidance
means of evasion
let-out clause
means of escape
way out
weakness
hole
opening
window
weak point
Noun
▲
A shameful act or quality that damages an otherwise good character or reputation
blot
taint
stain
disgrace
fault
flaw
spot
blemish
brand
slur
stigma
imperfection
smirch
blight
onus
scar
smudge
tarnishing
demerit
dishonorUS
dishonourUK
odium
black eye
tarnish
infection
tinge
touch
tincture
pollution
contamination
more ❯
Noun
▲
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
more ❯
Noun
▲
State or condition of sightlessness, often due to medical reasons
blindness
myopia
amaurosis
astigmatism
cataracts
darkness
presbyopia
sightlessness
anopsia
impaired vision
loss of sight
purblindness
typhlosis
anopia
Noun
▲
A small cut or notch
nick
chip
cut
notch
scratch
score
dent
mark
incision
indent
indentation
scrape
snick
abrasion
blemish
dint
gash
gouge
groove
hack
flaw
indenture
jag
kerf
scar
damage
knock
mill
slit
slash
more ❯
Noun
▲
A failure to hit, catch, reach or achieve something
miss
failure
blunder
mistake
error
omission
fiasco
flop
slip
bomb
bummer
bust
clinker
clunker
debacle
dud
fault
fizzle
frost
lemon
turkey
washout
catastrophe
disaster
miscue
mishap
oversight
default
delinquency
loss
neglect
want
false step
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Verb
▲
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 one's coat
back out
revolt against
secede from
shift one's 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
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“Zuyev was granted asylum after choosing to defect from his homeland.”
Verb
▲
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
exit
abscond
decamp
desert
fly
take a hike
go AWOL
take off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cut oneself off from a group or society
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
retreat
withdraw from the world
disengage
distance
insulate
remove
sequester
withdraw
disconnect
sever
free
seclude
decouple
sunder
part
disassociate
quarantine
avoid
set apart
break from
move away
walk away
place far off
keep at arm's length
put at a distance
disunite
estrange
disperse
part company
break up
distance oneself
Verb
▲
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
more ❯
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