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defect
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Noun
  • a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
    • a facial blemish
  • an imperfection in an object or machine
    • a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
    • if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
  • a failing or deficiency
    • that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information
  • an imperfection in a bodily system
    • visual defects
    • this device permits detection of defects in the lungs
Verb
  • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
    • If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
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