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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈdiːfɛkt/, verb: /dɪˈfɛkt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈdifɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt; v. dɪˈfɛkt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n.fekt, di fekt; v. di fekt)



defect
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Sense: Noun: faulty part
Synonyms:
imperfection, flaw Collocations, drawback Collocations, shortcoming, fault Collocations, blemish Collocations, spot Collocations, break Collocations, stain Collocations, taint, speck Collocations, mark Collocations, bug Collocations, weak point, rift Collocations, glitch Collocations, scratch Collocations, unsoundness, frailty, gap Collocations, twist Collocations, crack Collocations, check Collocations, hole Collocations, knot Collocations, foible, vice Collocations, failing Collocations, injury Collocations, blot, scar Collocations, marring, deformity, demerit, blotch, weakness Collocations, error Collocations, patch Collocations, seam Collocations, mistake Collocations, rough spot, blindness, blind spot, discoloration, discolouration (UK)
Sense: Noun: lack
Synonyms:
lack Collocations, deficiency, shortage Collocations, shortfall Collocations, shortcoming, deficit, absence Collocations, omission, gap Collocations, failure Collocations, something missing
Sense: Verb: leave
Synonyms:
leave Collocations, abscond, desert Collocations, abandon Collocations, fall away from, forsake Collocations, go back on, walk out on, change allegiance, change sides, jump ship (informal), break away, break from, break faith, renounce, pull out, rebel Collocations

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