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fault

noun
  1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment, ignorance, or inattention
    mistake
  2. in tennis, a serve that is illegal, e.g one that lands outside the prescribed area
    “They served too many double faults.”
  3. responsibility for a bad situation or event
    “The mistake was completely my fault.”
  4. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
    “I have a number of faults in my personality.”
    demerit
  5. in electronics, equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit, such as a loose connection, insulation failure or short circuit
    “It took much longer to find the fault than to fix it.”
  6. 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.”
    breakshiftfracturefaultinggeological fault
  7. an imperfection in an object or machine
    “The toaster has a number of faults – I had to take it back to the retailer.”
    defectflaw
verb
  1. to put or pin the blame on
    “I couldn't fault the intern for the mistakes that had been made.”
    blame