- a fault in something or in the way it has been made that means that it is not perfect
- a defect in the glass
Extra Examples- Goods with slight defects are sold at half price.
- The photograph shows slight defects due to age.
- The book contains serious defects.
- The builders agreed to remedy the structural defects.
- A structural defect meant that the bridge could not be opened in time for the Millennium celebrations.
- The inspector found defects in the aircraft's construction.
- a fundamental defect in the product
- This product is no longer on sale because of a manufacturing defect.
- major defects in the education system
- a defect of her character
- Many people argue that the present system of voting has some serious defects.
- The manufacturer is responsible for any defects that may cause damage.
- Vulnerable people are going short of money because of defects in the payment system.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fundamental
- major
- obvious
- …
- contain
- have
- suffer from
- …
- defect in
- defect of
- (sometimes offensive) a physical problem with part of somebody’s body or the way that it works Some people dislike the use of defect to refer to a physical problem, as they think it suggests that a person is not as good as other people.
- a speech defect
Extra Examples- The child had a mild heart defect.
- He has a congenital heart defect.
- Congenital defects occurred in 30% of babies born in areas where the weapons were used.
- The drug is widely known to cause birth defects.
- There is evidence that air pollution can cause birth defects.
- Over-breeding in pedigree dogs can cause major genetic defects in puppies.
Word Originnoun late Middle English (as a noun, influenced by Old French defect ‘deficiency’): from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere ‘desert or fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’.
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