DEFECTS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Defect

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (as a noun, influenced by Old French defect ‘deficiency’): from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere ‘desert or fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈdiːfɛkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack

Short Definition:

shortcoming or lack

Examples:
  • genetic defects
  • the property is free from defect

Word: Defect

Speech Type: Verb

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