defect

n. வழு, குற்றம், மாசு. ஊனம், குறைபாடு, ஊறுபாடு, உருக்குறை, முழுமைநிலை கெடுக்கவல்ல உயிர்ப் பண்புக்கூற்றின் குறைநிலை.

Synonyms

shortcoming omission fault imperfection flaw blemish want

Antonyms

supply sufficiency emendation compensation virtue ornament complement

De*fect", n. Etym: [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to desert, fail, be wanting; de- + facere to make, do. See Fact, Feat, and cf. Deficit.] 1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity. Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied. Davies. 2. Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment. Trust not yourself; but, your defects to know, Make use of every friend -- any every foe. Pope. Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects. Macaulay. Syn. -- Deficiency; imperfection; blemish. See Fault. De*fect", v. i. Defn: To fail; to become deficient. [Obs.] "Defected honor." Warner. De*fect", v. t. Defn: To injure; to damage. "None can my life defect." [R.] Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639).

defect - Similar Words

deflect defecate refect enfect effect detect deject defeat deft deflector