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      fault
      noun
      (typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
      A defect, imperfection, or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
      A mistake or error.
      (morality) A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
      A minor offense.
      A point at which something is divided, interrupted, or disconnected.
      (geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
      (technology) An abnormal connection within an electric circuit.
      A strongly undesirable variation of food or drink caused by impurity or contamination.
      A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which increases one's risk of danger or difficulty.
      (tennis) An illegal serve.
      (equestrianism) A penalty point assessed in horseback events such as show jumping.
      (programming) An exception within a software program or process.
      (hunting) A loss of the scent being tracked by a hound.
      (mining) An intrusion of another material, such as dirt or slate, within a coal seam.
      (obsolete) A point of weakness in something's physical structure.
      (obsolete) want; lack; absence
      verb
      (transitive) To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
      (intransitive) To commit a mistake or error.
      (intransitive, geology) To fracture.
      (intransitive, computing) To undergo a page fault.
      Roots
      fallerefault- · Latin · deceive, fail
      Synonyms for fault
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      Words related to fault
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