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- Dictionaryfault/fɔːlt/
noun
- 1. an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character: "my worst fault is impatience"
- 2. responsibility for an accident or misfortune: "if books were not selling, it wasn't the fault of the publishers" Similar
verb
- 1. criticize for inadequacy or mistakes: "her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job"
- 2. (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults: "the continental crust has been thinned and faulted as a result of geological processes"
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FAULT definition: 1. a mistake, especially something for which you are to blame: 2. a weakness in a person's…. Learn more.
The meaning of FAULT is weakness, failing; especially : a moral weakness less serious than a vice. How to use fault in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fault.
noun. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character. Synonyms: shortcoming, frailty, blemish. Antonyms: perfection, merit, strength, virtue. responsibility for failure or a wrongful act: It is my fault that we have not finished. an error or mistake: a fault in addition. a misdeed or transgression:
fault is the common word used to refer to any of the average shortcomings of a person; when it is used, condemnation is not necessarily implied: Of his many faults the greatest is vanity. foible, failing, weakness all tend to excuse the person referred to.
[countable] something that is wrong or not perfect; something that is wrong with a machine or system that stops it from working correctly synonym defect. The book's virtues far outweigh its faults. a mechanical/technical fault. The fire was caused by an electrical fault. The system, for all its faults, is the best available at the moment.
a. A character weakness, especially a minor one. b. Something that impairs or detracts from physical perfection; a defect. See Synonyms at blemish. c. A mistake; an error: a grammatical fault; a fault in his reasoning. d. A minor offense or misdeed: committed her share of youthful faults. 2. Responsibility for a mistake or an offense; culpability.
A fault is an error caused by ignorance, bad judgment or inattention. If you're a passenger, it might be your fault that your friend missed the exit, if you were supposed to be watching for it, not sleeping.
verb. /fɔːlt/ usually used in negative sentences with can and could. Verb Forms. fault somebody/something to find a mistake or a weakness in somebody/something synonym criticize. Her colleagues could not fault her dedication to the job. He had always been polite—she couldn't fault him on that. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
something that is wrong with something or with someone's character: The car has a serious design fault. One of his faults is that he's a bad loser. find fault with sb/sth. to criticize someone or something, especially without good reasons. fault. verb [ T ] uk / fɔːlt / us.
b) something that is wrong with something, which could be improved SYN flaw There are two serious faults in Hobsbawm’s discussion of nationalism. For all its faults (=in spite of its faults) we love this city.
