defect
- noun (n)
Meaning: blemish, imperfection
Synonyms:
birthmark
blot
blotch
break
bug
catch
check
crack
deficiency
deformity
discoloration
drawback
error
failing
fault
flaw
foible
frailty
gap
glitch
gremlin
hole
infirmity
injury
irregularity
kink
knot
lack
mark
marring
mistake
patch
rift
rough spot
scar
scarcity
scratch
seam
second
shortage
shortcoming
sin
speck
spot
stain
taint
unsoundness
vice
want
weakness
weak point
- verb (v)
Meaning: break from belief, faith
Synonyms:
abandon
abscond
apostatize
back out
break faith
change sides
depart
desert
fall away from
forsake
go
go back on
go over
go over the fence
lapse
leave
pull out
quit
rat
rebel
reject
renege
renounce
revolt
run out
schism
sell out
spurn
take a walk
tergiversate
tergiverse
turn
turn coat
walk out on
withdraw
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