fault
noun
1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
Similar word(s): error, mistake
Definition categories: act, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
2. an imperfection in an object or machine
Definition categories: state, imperfection, imperfectness
3. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
- he knew his own faults much better than she did
Similar word(s): demerit
Definition categories: attribute, worth
4. (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
Similar word(s): break, faulting, fracture, shift
Definition categories: object, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure
5. (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
Definition categories: event, breakdown
6. responsibility for a bad situation or event
- it was John's fault
Definition categories: attribute, responsibility, responsibleness
7. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
- he served too many double faults
Definition categories: act, serve, service
Sentences with fault as a noun:
- No!. This is my fault, not yours
- For all her faults, she's a good person at heart.
- The fault lies with you.
verb
1. put or pin the blame on
Similar word(s): blame
Definition categories: communication, accuse, charge