English dictionary
fault
nounPronunciation
fɔːlt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
noun
- (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
noun
- responsibility for a bad situation or event
noun
- the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
noun
- (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
noun
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
noun
- an imperfection in an object or machine
verb
- put or pin the blame on
Example sentences
he made a bad mistake
she was quick to point out my errors
I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
he served too many double faults
it was John's fault
they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel
he knew his own faults much better than she did
it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it
they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
if there are any defects, you should send it back to the manufacturer