fault
English Thesaurus
1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act)
hyponym | : | confusion, mix-up, |
definition | : | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | incursion, |
definition | : | the mistake of incurring liability or blame (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | distortion, |
definition | : | the mistake of misrepresenting the facts (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | miscue, parapraxis, slip, slip-up, |
definition | : | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | offside, |
definition | : | (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | lapse, oversight, |
definition | : | a mistake resulting from inattention (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | omission, skip, |
definition | : | a mistake resulting from neglect (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, |
definition | : | an embarrassing mistake (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | renege, revoke, |
definition | : | the mistake of not following suit when able to do so (noun.act) |
2. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | serve, service, |
definition | : | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | double fault, |
definition | : | (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | footfault, |
definition | : | a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline (noun.act) |
domain category | : | squash, squash rackets, squash racquets, |
definition | : | a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets (noun.act) |
domain category | : | badminton, |
definition | : | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net (noun.act) |
domain category | : | lawn tennis, tennis, |
definition | : | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court (noun.act) |
3. responsibility for a bad situation or event (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | responsibility, responsibleness, |
definition | : | a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct (noun.attribute) |
4. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | worth, |
definition | : | the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful (noun.attribute) |
5. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) (noun.event)
domain category | : | electronics, |
definition | : | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition) |
6. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
hyponym | : | inclined fault, |
definition | : | a geological fault in which one side is above the other (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | strike-slip fault, |
definition | : | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | denali fault, |
definition | : | a major open geological fault in Alaska (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | san andreas fault, |
definition | : | a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | fault line, |
definition | : | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface (noun.location) |
domain category | : | geology, |
definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
7. 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) |
8. put or pin the blame on (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | accuse, charge, |
definition | : | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against (verb.communication) |
9. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act)
derivation | : | err, mistake, slip, |
definition | : | to make a mistake or be incorrect (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | blame, fault, |
definition | : | put or pin the blame on (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | faulty, incorrect, wrong, |
definition | : | characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules (adj.all) |
10. responsibility for a bad situation or event (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | blame, fault, |
definition | : | put or pin the blame on (verb.communication) |
11. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | merit, virtue, |
definition | : | any admirable quality or attribute (noun.attribute) |
12. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
derivation | : | fracture, |
definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
13. 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) |
14. put or pin the blame on (verb.communication)
derivation | : | error, fault, mistake, |
definition | : | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act) |
derivation | : | fault, |
definition | : | responsibility for a bad situation or event (noun.attribute) |
15. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act)
derivation | : | err, mistake, slip, |
definition | : | to make a mistake or be incorrect (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | blame, fault, |
definition | : | put or pin the blame on (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | faulty, incorrect, wrong, |
definition | : | characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules (adj.all) |
16. responsibility for a bad situation or event (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | blame, fault, |
definition | : | put or pin the blame on (verb.communication) |
17. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | merit, virtue, |
definition | : | any admirable quality or attribute (noun.attribute) |
18. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
derivation | : | fracture, |
definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
19. 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) |
20. put or pin the blame on (verb.communication)
derivation | : | error, fault, mistake, |
definition | : | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act) |
derivation | : | fault, |
definition | : | responsibility for a bad situation or event (noun.attribute) |
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