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Words with a similar base: fault, faulting, geological_fault

'fault'

[mistake.n.01] as in: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Examples:
he made a bad mistake
she was quick to point out my errors
I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults

'fault'

[defect.n.03] as in: an imperfection in an object or machine

Examples:
a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer

'fault'

[demerit.n.02] as in: the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection

Examples:
they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel
he knew his own faults much better than she did

'fault'

[fault.n.04] as in: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Examples:
they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust

'fault'

[fault.n.05] as in: (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)

Examples:
it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it

'fault'

[fault.n.06] as in: responsibility for a bad situation or event

Examples:
it was John's fault

'fault'

[fault.n.07] as in: (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g.,

that lands outside the prescribed area)

Examples:
he served too many double faults

'fault'

[blame.v.01] as in: put or pin the blame on

Origins

					fault (English)
└── faute (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── faulte (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── faute (Anglo-Norman)