fault

nouns

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"
error, fault, mistake
is derived from
faulty
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"
defect, fault, flaw
is derived from
faulty
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"
demerit, fault
(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"
break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift
(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"
fault
domain category
the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
electronics
is a type of (narrower)
a cessation of normal operation
"there was a power breakdown"
breakdown, equipment failure
responsibility for a bad situation or event
"it was John's fault"
fault
is a type of (narrower)
a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
"he holds a position of great responsibility"
responsibility, responsibleness
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
"he served too many double faults"
fault
domain category
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
squash, squash rackets, squash racquets
domain category
a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
badminton
domain category
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
lawn tennis, tennis
is a type of (narrower)
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
"his powerful serves won the game"
serve, service

verbs

put or pin the blame on
blame, fault