defect
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an imperfection in a bodily system
visual defects
Types & categories
- imperfection hypernym
- myelatelia hyponym
- birth defect hyponym
Sense 2 verb
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a failing or deficiency
that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information
Types & categories
- disadvantage hypernym
Sense 4 noun
an imperfection in an object or machine
a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
Types & categories
- imperfection hypernym
- blister hyponym
- glitch hyponym
- hole hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
a facial blemish
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | imperfection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | myelatelia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | birth defect |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | desertion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | abandonment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | defector |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | apostasy |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | protest |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | flee |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rat |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disadvantage |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flaw |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | faulty |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | imperfection |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | blister |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | glitch |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hole |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flaw |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mar |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | blemish |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | blemish |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | appearance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | birthmark |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chatter mark |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chip |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | crack |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | nick |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mole |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | scar |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | burn mark |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | blot |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | stigma |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | verruca |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | milium |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | blackhead |