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Meaning of 'defect' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Defect [ n.]
- Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
- Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.
2 . Defect [ v. i.]
- To fail; to become deficient.
3 . Defect [ v. t.]
- To injure; to damage.

Meaning of 'defect' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . defect [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
Example in sentence:
  • a facial blemish
Meaning (2):
- an imperfection in an object or machine
Example in sentence:
  • a flaw caused the crystal to shatter;
  • if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
Meaning (3):
- a failing or deficiency
Example in sentence:
  • that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information
Meaning (4):
- an imperfection in a bodily system
Example in sentence:
  • this device permits detection of defects in the lungs;
  • visual defects
5 . defect [ v]
Meaning (5):
- desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
Example in sentence:
  • If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot

Nearby Words:

deface defaced defacement defacer defacing defail defailance defailure defalcate defalcated

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