Word

fault, n.
(faults)
freq. cnt. 13

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8

error fault mistake

sample sentences

"he made a bad mistake"
"she was quick to point out my errors"
"I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

err

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mistake

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

faulty fault

semantic pointers

hypernym

nonaccomplishment, nonachievement

hyponym

blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain confusion, mix-up incursion miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation distortion slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis offside lapse, oversight omission, skip blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo ballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-up stupidity, folly, betise, foolishness, imbecility revoke, renege

an imperfection in an object or machine
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

defect fault flaw

sample sentences

"a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"
"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

faulty

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flaw

semantic pointers

hypernym

imperfection, imperfectness

hyponym

blister bug, glitch hole

the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

demerit fault

sample sentences

"they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"
"he knew his own faults much better than she did"

lexical pointers

antonym

merit

semantic pointers

hypernym

worth

(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
<noun.act>

fault

sample sentences

"he served too many double faults"

semantic pointers

hyponym

double fault footfault

domain of synset (topic)

squash, squash racquets, squash rackets badminton tennis, lawn tennis

hypernym

serve, service

responsibility for a bad situation or event
<noun.attribute>

fault

sample sentences

"it was John's fault"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fault

semantic pointers

hypernym

responsibility, responsibleness

(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
<noun.event>

fault

sample sentences

"it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

electronics

hypernym

breakdown, equipment failure

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

break fault faulting fracture geological fault shift

sample sentences

"they built it right over a geological fault"
"he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

break

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fracture

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

geology

part meronym

fault line

hypernym

crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure

instance hyponym

Denali Fault San Andreas Fault

hyponym

inclined fault strike-slip fault