Synonyms for defects
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun dee-fekt, dih-fekt; verb dih-fekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt; verb dɪˈfɛkt |
Top 10 synonyms for defects Other synonyms for the word defects
- apostatize
- back out
- birthmark
- blot
- blotch
- break
- break faith
- catch
- change sides
- check
- discoloration
- drawback
- failing
- fall away from
- flaw
- foible
- forsake
- frailty
- gap
- glitch
- go
- go back on
- go over
- go over the fence
- gremlin
- hole
- infirmity
- injury
- irregularity
- kink
- knot
- lack
- lapse
- leave
- mark
- marring
- mistake
- patch
- pull out
- quit
- rat
- rebel
- reject
- renege
- renounce
- revolt
- rift
- rough spot
- run out
- scar
- scarcity
- schism
- scratch
- seam
- second
- sell out
- shortage
- shortcoming
- sin
- speck
- spot
- spurn
- stain
- taint
- take a walk
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- turn
- turn coat
- unsoundness
- vice
- walk out on
- want
- weak point
- weakness
- withdraw
Définition of defects
Origin :- 1570s, from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see defect (n.)). Related: Defected; defecting.
- noun blemish, imperfection
- verb break from belief, faith
- An accurate knowledge of our defects will soonest lead to their cure.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Of their defects from an artistic point of view it is not necessary to speak.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume I (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- These defects in his temper appeared more and more in him every year.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Must he not, for this, and a hundred other defects, have special training?
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
- In the mean time the piece went on, and the shawl covered all its defects.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- No catalogue of American qualities and defects can exclude the trait of individualism.
- Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
- That there are defects in this gospel and programme of American fellowship, every one is aware.
- Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
- Matters can thus be arranged so as to correct more or less the defects of the law.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- He tried to remedy all these defects, but he was opposed at every step.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
- Some defects and difficulties may be noted in the execution of the communistic plan.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
Antonyms for defects
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