defect
Meaning of defect
noun
- A fault or malfunction.
a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment
- The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.
- A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient.
- To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
- To desert one's army, to flee from combat.
- To join the enemy army.
- To flee one's country and seek asylum.
Information about defect
- The plural form of defect is: defects.
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Hyphenation of defect
de-fect
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- defect is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
defect synonyms
Meaning shortcoming:
Meaning fault:
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Meaning desert:
Translation of defect
Words that rhyme with defect
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