fault (Meaning)
fault (n)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
an imperfection in an object or machine
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
responsibility for a bad situation or event
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
fault (v)
put or pin the blame on
fault (n.)
Defect; want; lack; default.
Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish.
A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime.
A dislocation of the strata of the vein.
In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc.
A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
Failure to serve the ball into the proper court.
A defective point in an electric circuit due to a crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the circuit.
A dislocation caused by a slipping of rock masses along a plane of facture; also, the dislocated structure resulting from such slipping.
fault (v. t.)
To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame.
To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted.
fault (v. i.)
To err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong.
Synonyms & Antonyms of fault
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Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- imperfection
- immorality
- dereliction
- corruption
- stain
- wickedness
- minus
- spot
- blot
- soft spot
- blemish
- want
- nit
Antonyms:
fault Sentence Examples
- The mechanic identified a fault in the car's electrical system.
- The engineer detected a minor fault in the software code.
- The doctor diagnosed the patient with a fault in their heart valve.
- The construction worker discovered a fault in the foundation of the building.
- The plumber identified a fault in the kitchen sink's drainage pipe.
- The electrician detected a fault in the wiring of the house.
- The software engineer found a fault in the program's logic.
- The scientist identified a fault in the experimental data.
- The accountant discovered a fault in the company's financial statements.
- The inspector found several faults with the product's design.
FAQs About the word fault
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention, an imperfection in an object or machine, the quality of being inadequate or falling sho
shortcoming, failing, sin, deficiency,weakness, frailty, feet of clay, sinfulness, evil, flaw
virtue, virtue, merit, merit,excellence, integrity, goodness, perfection, integrity, morality
The mechanic identified a fault in the car's electrical system.
The engineer detected a minor fault in the software code.
The doctor diagnosed the patient with a fault in their heart valve.
The construction worker discovered a fault in the foundation of the building.
