fault
Explore definitions, synonyms, and language insights of fault
Definitions
Noun
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
Noun
an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
Noun
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
Noun
(geology) a crack in the earth''s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth''s crust"
Noun
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
Noun
responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John''s fault"
Noun
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
Verb
put or pin the blame on
Synonyms
More General Terms
accuse
breakdown
charge
cleft
crack
crevice
equipment failure
fissure
imperfection
imperfectness
nonaccomplishment
nonachievement
responsibility
responsibleness
scissure
serve
service
worth
More Specific Terms
balls-up
ballup
betise
blister
bloomer
blooper
blot
blunder
boner
boo-boo
botch
bug
bungle
cockup
confusion
distortion
double fault
flub
folly
foolishness
footfault
foul-up
fuckup
glitch
hole
imbecility
inclined fault
incursion
lapse
mess-up
miscalculation
miscue
misestimation
misreckoning
mix-up
offside
omission
oversight
parapraxis
pratfall
renege
revoke
skip
slip
slip-up
smear
smirch
spot
stain
strike-slip fault
stupidity