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defect
noun
-
defect
,
defecting
,
defects
,
defected
a
flaw
,
imperfection
,
or
shortage
in
something
.
•
The
car
was
recalled
because
of
a
manufacturing
defect
.
The
car
was
recalled
because
of
a
manufacturing
defect
.
•
There
is
a
defect
in
the
bridge
that
needs
immediate
repair
.
There
is
a
defect
in
the
bridge
that
needs
immediate
repair
.
From
late
Middle
English
:
from
Latin
defectus
'deficiency'
,
past
participle
of
deficere
'fail
,
lack
or
desert'
,
from
de-
'away
from'
+
facere
'do'
.
verb
-
defect
,
defecting
,
defects
,
defected
to
leave
one's
own
country
,
political
party
,
or
organization
to
join
an
opposing
one
.
•
The
pilot
decided
to
defect
to
the
rival
country
.
The
pilot
decided
to
defect
to
the
rival
country
.
•
During
the
Cold
War
,
many
spies
defected
to
the
West
.
During
the
Cold
War
,
many
spies
defected
to
the
West
.
Same
origin
as
the
noun
sense
,
with
the
sense
of
'desert'
developing
in
the
16th
century
.
defective
adjective
-
defect
,
defecting
,
defects
,
defected
having
a
flaw
or
imperfection
;
faulty
or
not
functioning
correctly
.
•
The
defective
tire
caused
the
car
to
swerve
dangerously
on
the
highway
.
The
defective
tire
caused
the
car
to
swerve
dangerously
on
the
highway
.
•
She
returned
the
defective
blender
because
it
wouldn't
turn
on
.
She
returned
the
defective
blender
because
it
wouldn't
turn
on
.
From
Latin
dēfectīvus
(“
defective
,
imperfect
”),
from
dēfectus
,
past
participle
of
dēficiō
(“
to
fail
,
lack
”),
from
de-
+
faciō
(“
to
do
,
make
”).
adjective
-
defect
,
defecting
,
defects
,
defected
(
grammar
)
of
a
word
,
especially
a
verb
,
lacking
one
or
more
of
the
standard
grammatical
forms
or
inflections
.
•
The
verb
'must'
is
defective
because
it
has
no
past
participle
form
.
The
verb
'must'
is
defective
because
it
has
no
past
participle
form
.
•
'Ought
to'
is
considered
a
defective
modal
verb
in
English
grammar
.
'Ought
to'
is
considered
a
defective
modal
verb
in
English
grammar
.
From
Latin
dēfectīvus
(“
defective
,
imperfect
”),
from
dēfectus
,
past
participle
of
dēficiō
(“
to
fail
,
lack
”),
from
de-
+
faciō
(“
to
do
,
make
”).
