defect

de·fect

 (dē′fĕkt′, dĭ-fĕkt′)

n.

An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency. See Synonyms at blemish.

intr.v. (dĭ-fĕkt′) de·fect·ed, de·fect·ing, de·fects

1. To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another: a Soviet citizen who defected to Israel.

2. To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group: defected from the party over the issue of free trade.

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[Middle English, from Latin dēfectus, failure, want, from past participle of dēficere, to desert, be wanting : dē-, de- + facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·fec′tion n.

de·fec′tor n.

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defect

n

1. a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency

2. an imperfection, failing, or blemish

3. (Chemistry) crystallog a local deviation from regularity in the crystal lattice of a solid. See also point defect, dislocation³

vb

(intr) to desert one's country, cause, allegiance, etc, esp in order to join the opposing forces

[C15: from Latin dēfectus, from dēficere to forsake, fail; see deficient]

deˈfector n

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de•fect

(n. ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt; v. dɪˈfɛkt)

n.

1. a fault or shortcoming; imperfection.

2. lack of something essential: a defect in hearing.

v.i.

3. to desert a cause, country, etc.: to defect to the West.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dēfectus failure, weakness, derivative of dēficere to run short, fail, weaken (see deficient)]

syn: defect, blemish, flaw refer to faults, both literal and figurative, that detract from perfection. defect is the general word for any kind of shortcoming, imperfection, or deficiency, whether hidden or visible: a birth defect; a defect in a plan. A blemish is usu. a surface defect that mars the appearance; it is also used of a moral fault: a skin blemish; a blemish on his reputation. A flaw is usu. a structural defect or weakness that mars the quality or effectiveness: a flaw in a diamond.

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defect

Past participle: defected
Gerund: defecting

Imperative

defect

defect

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	defect - an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs" myelatelia - any developmental defect of the spinal cord imperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder - a defect that is present at birth
	2.	defect - a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" shortcoming disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
	3.	defect - 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" flaw, fault imperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect blister - a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) glitch, bug - a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine hole - a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
	4.	defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" blemish, mar appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing birthmark, nevus - a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth chatter mark - a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece chip, check - a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something crack - a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror" gouge, nick, ding, dent - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) mole - a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin scar, scrape, scratch, mark - an indication of damage burn mark, burn - a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) blot, smirch, smudge, daub, slur, smear, spot - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" stigma - a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease verruca, wart - (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus milium, whitehead - a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland blackhead, comedo - a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
Verb	1.	defect - 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" desert flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" rat - desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage

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defect

noun

1. deficiency, want, failing, lack, mistake, fault, error, absence, weakness, flaw, shortcoming, inadequacy, imperfection, frailty, foible The report pointed out the defects in the present system.

verb

1. desert, rebel, quit, revolt, change sides, apostatize, tergiversate a KGB official who defected in 1963

defect from something or someone leave, abandon, desert, quit, resign from, walk out on (informal), break faith with, tergiversate He defected from the party twenty years ago.

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defect

noun

1. The condition or fact of being deficient:

deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, underage.

2. Something that mars the appearance or causes inadequacy or failure:

blemish, bug, fault, flaw, imperfection, shortcoming.

verb

To abandon one's cause or party usually to join another:

apostatize, desert, renegade, tergiversate, turn.

Slang: rat.

Idioms: change sides, turn one's coat.

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Translations

خَلَلعَيْب

chybakazpřestoupitvadazávada

defektflygtehoppe afmangelbrist

FehlerDefektSchadenüberlaufenüberwechseln

αποσκιρτώαυτομολώελάττωμα

defectodesertarfallatacha

vika

défautdefectdégâtdéserterinsuffisance

ערקפגם

nedostatak

disszidál

gallihlaupast undan merkjum

difettodisertarepeccavizioavarìa

欠陥

결점

dezertyravimasdezertyruotisu trūkumais

defektsmeklēt politisku patvērumupārbēgttrūkums

overlopendefectgebrek

mangelskavankfalle frafeilflykte

wada

defeito

дефектнедостатокизменятьдезертировать

prestúpiť k

brist

ข้อบกพร่อง

kusurayrılmakbozuklukkarşı tarafa geçmek

khuyết điểm

缺陷叛逃

defect

A. [ˈdiːfekt] N (gen) → defecto m; (mental) → deficiencia f
moral defect → defecto m moral
see also speech B

B. [dɪˈfekt] VI (Pol) → desertar (from, to de a) he defected to the USA → desertó de su país para irse a los EE.UU.

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defect

[ˈdiːfɛkt]

n (= fault) → défaut m
physical defect → malformation f, défaut m physique
mental defect → anomalie f mentale, déficience f mentale hearing defect

[dɪˈfɛkt] vi (to another country) → s'enfuir; (to another party) → faire défection
to defect to the enemy → passer à l'ennemi
to defect to the West → passer à l'Ouest
to defect from [+ party] → faire défection à

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defect

¹

n → Fehler m, → Schaden m; (in mechanism also) → Defekt m; physical defect → körperlicher Schaden or Defekt; hearing defect → Gehörfehler m, → Gehörschaden m; sight defect → Sehfehler m, → Sehschwäche f; character defect → Charakterfehler m

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defect

²

vi (Pol) → sich absetzen; (fig) → abtrünnig werden, abfallen; to defect to the enemy → zum Feind überlaufen

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defect

[n ˈdiːfɛkt; vb dɪˈfɛkt]

1. n (gen) → difetto
physical defect → difetto fisico
mental defect → anomalia mentale
moral defect → difetto

2. vi (from country) → scappare; (from political party) → defezionare
to defect to the enemy/the West → passare al nemico/all'Ovest

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defect

(ˈdiːfekt) noun

a fault or flaw. It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china. gebrek, fout, tekortkoming عَيْب дефект defeito kaz, chyba der Fehler defekt; mangel; brist ελάττωμα, ψεγάδιdefecto puudus, viga نقص؛ کاستی vika défautפגם दोष, खराबी greška, nedostatak hiány(osság) cacat galli difetto 欠点 결점 trūkumas trūkums; defekts belot tekort, foutfeil, mangel, skavankwada, skaza نيمګړتيا، عيب، نقص، كمبودى defeito defect недостаток; дефект kaz napaka nedostatak defekt ข้อบกพร่อง kusur, bozukluk 缺陷 хиба, дефект کوئی عیب یا نقص khuyết điểm 缺陷

(diˈfekt) verb

to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert. He defected to the West. wegbreek, uitwyk, oorloop يَهْرُبُ من بِلادِه، يَتَخَلّى عن حِزْبِه، يَرْتَد напускам deserdar zběhnout; přestoupit (k) überwechseln hoppe af; flygte αυτομολώ, λιποτακτώdesertar (kellegi poole) üle jooksma ترک کردن؛ پشت کردن loikata passer à, déserter לַעֲרוֹק दलबदल करना prebjeći, dezertirati disszidál membelot hlaupast undan merkjum disertare; rifugiarsi 寝返る 변절하다 pabėgti, dezertyruoti pārbēgt; meklēt politisku patvērumu berpalinh tadah overlopenhoppe av, flykte, falle frauchodzić پاڼې كول (لكه دونى desertar a dezerta; a fugi перебегать prestúpiť k; emigrovať prestopiti; prebežati prebeći hoppa av ละทิ้ง; ย้ายพรรค karşı tarafa geçmek, ayrılmak 叛逃，脫離(政黨等) дезертирувати; тікати закордон منحرف ہونا đào tẩu 叛逃

deˈfection (-ʃən) noun

(an act of) desertion. oorlopery هَرب، تَخَلٍّ عن حِزْب، إرتِداد дезертиране deserção zběhnutí; odpadnutí der Abfall afhopning λιποταξίαdeserción ülejooksmine ترک؛ روگردانی loikkaus défectionעריקה दलबदल dezertiranje, prebjeg disszidálás pembelotan liðhlaup defezione, diserzione 離反 변절, 저버림 dezertyravimas pārbēgšana; politiska patvēruma meklēšana pembelotan het overlopen avhopping, frafallucieczka ناكامى، بې وستيا، بې وسه توب: په وظيفه كې بيرته پاتى كېدنه، تښتېدنه، پريښودنه، پرلوزنه درېدنه deserção dezertare; ple­care дезертирство odpadnutie; zbehnutie pobeg prebeg avhopp การเอาใจออกห่าง karşı tarafa geçme, ayrılma 背叛 порушення обов'язку; відхід اپنے ملک یا مقصد کو ترک کرنا sự rời bỏ 背叛

deˈfective (-tiv) adjective

having a fault or flaw. a defective machine; He is mentally defective. gebrekkig, defek, foutief ناقِص، فيهِ عَيْب дефектен defeituoso kazový, závadný schadhaft fejlbehæftet; defekt ελαττωματικόςdefectuoso rikkis, puudulik خراب؛ معیوب viallinen défectueux, déficientפגום त्रुटिपूर्ण kojem nešto fali, defektan sérült punya cacat gallaður; afbrigðilegur difettoso; ritardato 欠点のある 결함이 있는 su trūkumais, sugedęs, neišsivystęs defektīvs; nepilnīgs; bojāts rosak defect, gebrekkigmangelfull, defektwadliwy نامكمل، غير كافى، عيب درلودونكى defeituoso cu defecte; deficient неисправный; дефективный chybný pokvarjen; moten defektivan bristfällig, defekt, efterbliven ที่มีข้อบกพร่อง kusurlu, bozuk 有缺陷的 пошкоджений; дефективний ناقص یا عیبی có thiếu sót 有缺陷的

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defect

→ خَلَل vada defekt Schaden ελάττωμα defecto vika défaut nedostatak difetto 欠陥 결점 defect mangel wada defeito дефект brist ข้อบกพร่อง kusur khuyết điểm 缺陷

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de·fect

n. defecto; insuficiencia; fallo.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

defect

n defecto; atrial septal — (ASD) comunicación f interauricular (CIA); birth — defecto congénito (form), defecto de nacimiento; neural tube — defecto del tubo neural; ventricular septal — (VSD) comunicación f interventricular (CIV)

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