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fault
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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noun
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
“he made a bad mistake”
noun
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
“he served too many double faults”
noun
responsibility for a bad situation or event
“it was John's fault”
noun
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
“they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel”
noun
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
“it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it”
noun
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
“they built it right over a geological fault”
noun
an imperfection in an object or machine
“a flaw caused the crystal to shatter”
verb
put or pin the blame on
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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
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