Definition of defect

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Defect (n.) 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..

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Anopsy :: Anopsy (a.) Want or defect of sight; blindness.
Indefective :: Indefective (a.) Not defective; perfect; complete.
Vicety :: Vicety (n.) Fault; defect; coarseness.
Bad :: Bad (superl.) Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news..
Inadequacy :: Inadequacy (n.) The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
Defectuous :: Defectuous (a.) Full of defects; imperfect.
Vicious :: Vicious (a.) Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.
Imperfect :: Imperfect (a.) Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.
Inexertion :: Inexertion (n.) Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of action; indolence; laziness.
Balbuties :: Balbuties (n.) The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation..
Diminution :: Diminution (n.) Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record..
Conjecture :: Conjecture (n.) An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion..
Dichromic :: Dichromic (a.) Furnishing or giving two colors; -- said of defective vision, in which all the compound colors are resolvable into two elements instead of three..
Amateurish :: Amateurish (a.) In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur.
Flaw :: Flaw (n.) A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase..
Valid :: Valid (a.) Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection..
Halt :: Halt (a.) To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
Defectionist :: Defectionist (n.) One who advocates or encourages defection.
Short :: Short (superl.) Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of the trith..
Vitiate :: Vitiate (v. t.) To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to impair; to contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration vitiates a style of writing; sewer gas vitiates the air..
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