fault
Nouns
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(n) 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
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(n) 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
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(n) 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
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(n) (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
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(n) (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
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(n) responsibility for a bad situation or event
- it was John's fault
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(n) (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
- he served too many double faults
Verbs
- (v) put or pin the blame on blame,