fault
v.
find fault, complain; make a mistake, err
fault
Noun
1. responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"
(hypernym) responsibility, responsibleness
(derivation) blame
2. (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"
(synonym) geological fault, shift, fracture, break
(hypernym) crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
(hyponym) Denali Fault
(part-meronym) fault line
(classification) geology
3. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
(synonym) demerit
(hypernym) worth
4. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
(synonym) mistake, error
(hypernym) nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
(hyponym) blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
(derivation) blame
5. an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
(synonym) defect, flaw
(hypernym) imperfection, imperfectness
(hyponym) bug, glitch
6. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
(hypernym) serve, service
(hyponym) double fault
(classification) tennis, lawn tennis
7. (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"
(hypernym) breakdown, equipment failure
(classification) electronics
Verb
1. put or pin the blame on
(synonym) blame
(hypernym) charge, accuse
faulted
default
FAULTED
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