fault

Noun
  1. A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (synset 100071785)
    "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
    is a type of: nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goal
    subtypes:
    same as: error, mistake
  2. An imperfection in an object or machine (synset 114487787)
    "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
    is a type of: imperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect
    subtypes:
    • blister - a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
    • bug, glitch - a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
    • hole - a fault
    same as: defect, flaw
  3. The quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection (synset 105146359)
    "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
    is a type of: worth - the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
    same as: demerit
  4. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (synset 109301443)
    "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
    referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
    is a type of: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure - a long narrow opening
    subtypes:
    • inclined fault - a geological fault in which one side is above the other
    • strike-slip fault - a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
    specific instances:
    • denali fault - a major open geological fault in Alaska
    • san andreas fault - a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes
    has: fault line - (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
    same as: break, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift
  5. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) (synset 107436844)
    "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
    referred to in: electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
    is a type of: breakdown, equipment failure - a cessation of normal operation
  6. Responsibility for a bad situation or event (synset 104677049)
    "it was John's fault"
    is a type of: responsibility, responsibleness - a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
  7. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) (synset 100569850)
    "he served too many double faults"
    referred to in:
    • squash, squash rackets, squash racquets - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
    • badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
    • lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
    is a type of: serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
    subtypes:
    • double fault - (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point
    • footfault - a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline
Verb
  1. Put or pin the blame on (synset 200844217)
    is a type of: accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
    same as: blame

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