imperfection
noun/ˌɪmpəˈfekʃn/
/ˌɪmpərˈfekʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- a fault or weakness in somebody/something
- They learned to live with each other's imperfections.
- The only slight imperfection in the painting is a scratch in the corner.
- Nature is full of imperfection.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- slight
- physical
- …
- cover
- cover up
- hide
- …
- imperfection in
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin imperfectio(n-), from imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus ‘completed’ (from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’).Want to learn more?
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