defect

Meanings

• an imperfection in a bodily system
  • "visual defects"
  • "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
• a failing or deficiency
  • "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
• an imperfection in an object or machine
  • "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

Synonyms

blemish, desert, fault, flaw, mar, shortcoming