2 entries found for fault.
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Function: noun
Text: 1 a defect in character <the common fault of being quick to judge others>
Synonyms demerit, failing, foible, frailty, shortcoming, vice, weakness
Related Words blot, spot, stain; blemish, deficiency, flaw; Achilles' heel; corruption, depravity, evil, immorality, sinfulness, wickedness
Near Antonyms excellence, perfection; goodness, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness
Antonyms merit, virtue
2 an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy <there's a fault somewhere in the program> -- see ERROR 1
3 responsibility for wrongdoing or failure <getting the time of the performance wrong was entirely my fault> -- see BLAME 1
4 something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing <the minor faults in the leather are entirely natural and are what gives it a look different from vinyl> -- see BLEMISH
5 the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right <the auto accident was entirely the other driver's fault> -- see RESPONSIBILITY 1