fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice mean an imperfection or weakness of character. fault implies a failure, not necessarily culpable, to reach some standard of perfection in disposition, action, or habit.
A fault is a defect, flaw, or imperfection in something, as in LaShona found the fault in the code that prevented the website from working correctly. Fault is also responsibility for a failure or wrongful act, as in It was Jason’s fault that the puppy escaped because he left the front door open.
FAULT definition: 1. a mistake, especially something for which you are to blame: 2. a weakness in a person's…. Learn more.
Definition of fault noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable] the responsibility for something wrong that has happened or been done. Why should I say sorry when it's not my fault? It's nobody's fault. He believes that the product’s poor image is partly the fault of the press. fault (that)… It was his fault that we were late.
To seek, find, and complain about faults; criticize: found fault with his speech. To an excessive degree: generous to a fault.
fault (third-person singular simple present faults, present participle faulting, simple past and past participle faulted) (transitive) To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
It denotes a failure to meet expected standards or fulfill obligations. Fault can also refer to responsibility or blame assigned to someone for a particular action or outcome. It implies a deviation from what is considered correct or acceptable.