Noun

• S: (n) mistake (mistake%1:04:00::), error (error%1:04:02::), fault (fault%1:04:00::) (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention) "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
• S: (n) defect (defect%1:26:00::), fault (fault%1:26:00::), flaw (flaw%1:26:00::) (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"
• S: (n) demerit (demerit%1:07:00::), fault (fault%1:07:00::) (the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection) "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• antonym
• S: (n) fault (fault%1:17:00::), faulting (faulting%1:17:00::), geological fault (geological_fault%1:17:00::), shift (shift%1:17:00::), fracture (fracture%1:17:00::), break (break%1:17:00::) ((geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other) "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
• S: (n) fault (fault%1:11:00::) ((electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)) "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
• S: (n) fault (fault%1:07:01::) (responsibility for a bad situation or event) "it was John's fault"
• S: (n) fault (fault%1:04:01::) ((sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)) "he served too many double faults"

Verb

• S: (v) blame (blame%2:32:00::), fault (fault%2:32:00::) (put or pin the blame on)