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Meaning
Noun
●
A
defect
; something that
detracts
from perfection.
●
A
mistake
or error.
●
A
weakness
of
character
; a failing.
●
A
characteristic
, positive or
negative
or both, which
subjects
a person or
thing
to increased risk of danger.
●
A
minor
offense.
●
Blame; the
responsibility
for a mistake.
●
In Seismology:
A
fracture
in a
rock formation
causing
a discontinuity.
●
In Mining:
In
coal seams
,
coal
rendered
worthless
by
impurities
in the seam.
●
In Tennis:
An
illegal
serve.
●
An
abnormal
connection
in a circuit.
●
want; lack
●
In Hunting:
A
lost
scent
;
act
of
losing
the
scent
.
Verb
●
To
criticize
,
blame
or
find fault
with something or someone.
●
In Geology:
To fracture.
●
To
commit
a
mistake
or error.
●
In Computing:
To
undergo
a
page
fault.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
fault
English
faute
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
faulte
Middle English (1100-1500)
faute
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Responsibility
Defect
Error
Mistake
Blame
Failure
Flaw
Problem
Prerogative
Accident
Malfunction
Negligence
Load
Errors
Delay
Voltage
Wrong
Breach
Collision
Incident
Liability
Bug
Outage
Issue
Condition
Earthquake
Defects
Disturbance
Bad
Fracture
Anomaly
Failures
Crash
Crack
Situation
Criticize
Stress
Weakness
Leak
Slip
Disaster
Risk
Leakage
Alarm
Violation
Short Circuit
Finest Hour
Circuit Breaker
More
Rhymes
Alt
Balt
Halt
Malt
Walt
Exalt
Fault
Vault
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