Definition of fault

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Fault (n.) Defect; want; lack; default.

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Faulter :: Faulter (n.) One who commits a fault.
Squalodon :: Squally (a.) Not equally good throughout; not uniform; uneven; faulty; -- said of cloth.
Lambdacism :: Lambdacism (n.) A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously..
Apologize :: Apologize (v. i.) To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter..
Hade :: Hade (v. i.) To deviate from the vertical; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode..
Improve :: Improve (v. t.) To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to improve negligence..
Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
Criticise :: Criticise (v. t.) To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of; esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to criticise conduct..
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault..
Incorrect :: Incorrect (a.) Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty..
Defaulter :: Defaulter (n.) One who fails to perform a duty; a delinquent; particularly, one who fails to account for public money intrusted to his care; a peculator; a defalcator..
Small :: Small (superl.) Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business..
Venial :: Venial (a.) Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression..
Faulting :: Faulting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Faul.
Confess :: Confess (v. i.) To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience..
Surf :: Suretyship (n.) The state of being surety; the obligation of a person to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another..
Blame :: Blame (v. t.) To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach.
Censure :: Censure (v. i.) To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of.
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
Recriminate :: Recriminate (v. i.) To return one charge or accusation with another; to charge back fault or crime upon an accuser.
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