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defect

noun
  1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
    blemish
  2. a failing or deficiency
    “that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information”
    shortcoming
  3. an imperfection in a bodily system
    “visual defects”
  4. an imperfection in an object or machine
    fault
verb
  1. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
    desert