Definition of Defect
Noun: defect 'dee,fek(t) or di'fekt [N. Amer], 'dee,fek(t) [Brit]
- 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";
- shortcoming
- An imperfection in an object or machine
"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer";
- fault, flaw
- A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
"a facial defect";
- blemish, mar
- Leave (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
- desert
See also:
defecators
defected
Anagrams containing the word defect