| NOUN | state | defect | an imperfection in a bodily system |
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| attribute | defect, shortcoming | a failing or deficiency / deficiency | |
| state | defect, fault, flaw | an imperfection in an object or machine | |
| attribute | defect, blemish, mar | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) | |
| VERB | social | defect, desert | desert (a cause, a country or an army) , often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |
| Sounds | dihfeh'kt; diy'fehkt | |
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| Rhymes | abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt... | |
| Meaning | An imperfection in a bodily system. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality | A defect that is present at birth / birth |
| myelatelia | Any developmental defect of the spinal cord | |
| Broader | imperfection, imperfectness | The state or an instance of being imperfect |
| Meaning | A failing or deficiency / deficiency. | |
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| Example | "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" | |
| Synonym | shortcoming | |
| Broader | disadvantage | The quality of having an inferior or less favorable position |
| Spanish | defecto, deficiencia, falta, imperfección | |
| Catalan | defecte, deficiència, imperfecció, mancança | |
| Meaning | An imperfection in an object or machine. | |
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| Example | "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" | |
| Synonyms | fault, flaw | |
| Narrower | blister | A flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) |
| bug, glitch | A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | |
| hole | A fault | |
| Broader | imperfection, imperfectness | The state or an instance of being imperfect |
| Spanish | defecto, deficiencia, desperfecto, fallo, imperfección, tacha, tara | |
| Catalan | defecte, deficiència, error, fallada, imperfecció, tara | |
| Meaning | desert (a cause, a country or an army) , often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | desert | |
| Entails | protest, resist, dissent | Express opposition through action or words / words |
| Narrower | rat | desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage |
| Broader | flee, fly, take flight | run away quickly |
| Spanish | abandonar, dejar, desertar | |
| Catalan | abandonar, deixar, desertar | |
| Nouns | defection | withdrawing support / support / support or help despite allegiance or responsibility |
| defection | the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) | |
| defector | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) | |
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