defect
English Thesaurus
1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | birthmark, nevus, |
| definition | : | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | chatter mark, |
| definition | : | a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | check, chip, |
| definition | : | a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | crack, |
| definition | : | a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | dent, ding, gouge, nick, |
| definition | : | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | mole, |
| definition | : | a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | burn, burn mark, |
| definition | : | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | stigma, |
| definition | : | a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | verruca, wart, |
| definition | : | (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | milium, whitehead, |
| definition | : | a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | blackhead, comedo, |
| definition | : | a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin (noun.body) |
2. a failing or deficiency (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | disadvantage, |
| definition | : | the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position (noun.attribute) |
3. an imperfection in a bodily system (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | myelatelia, |
| definition | : | any developmental defect of the spinal cord (noun.state) |
4. an imperfection in an object or machine (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | blister, |
| definition | : | a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bug, glitch, |
| definition | : | a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hole, |
| definition | : | a fault (noun.state) |
5. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | rat, |
| definition | : | desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage (verb.social) |
| entail | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
| definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
6. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | blemish, flaw, |
| definition | : | add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | blemish, spot, |
| definition | : | mar or impair with a flaw (verb.contact) |
7. an imperfection in an object or machine (noun.state)
| derivation | : | blemish, flaw, |
| definition | : | add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective (verb.change) |
8. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)
| derivation | : | defector, deserter, |
| definition | : | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | apostasy, defection, renunciation, |
| definition | : | the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state) |
9. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | blemish, flaw, |
| definition | : | add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | blemish, spot, |
| definition | : | mar or impair with a flaw (verb.contact) |
10. an imperfection in an object or machine (noun.state)
| derivation | : | blemish, flaw, |
| definition | : | add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective (verb.change) |
11. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)
| derivation | : | defector, deserter, |
| definition | : | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | apostasy, defection, renunciation, |
| definition | : | the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state) |
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