defect

Meanings

Plural: defects

Noun

an imperfection in a bodily system
- "visual defects"
- "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
a failing or deficiency
- "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
an imperfection in an object or machine
- "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
A fault or malfunction.
The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.
A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient.

Verb

desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
To desert one's army, to flee from combat.
To join the enemy army.
To flee one's country and seek asylum.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin defectus (“a failure, lack”), from deficere (“to fail, lack, literally 'undo'”), from past participle defectus, from de- (“of, from”) + facere (“to do”).

Synonyms

blemish, defect, deficiency, desert, drawback, fault, flaw, imperfection, inadequacy, mar, peccadillo, shortcoming

Scrabble Score: 12

defect is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
defect is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
defect is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

defect is a valid Words With Friends word