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fault

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Synonyms: vault, faust, sault, gault, faule, hault, fauld, bault, faut, ault, faul

Antonyms: vault, faust, sault, gault, faule, hault, fauld, bault, faut, ault, faul

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Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|culpability}} {{lb|en|typically|uncountable}} [[culpability|Culpability]]; the [[responsibility]] for a [[blameworthy]] event.
  2. {{senseid|en|defect}} A [[defect]], [[imperfection]]{{,}} or [[weakness]]; more severe than a [[flaw]].
  3. {{senseid|en|mistake}} A [[mistake]] or [[error]].
  4. A point at which something is [[divide]]d, [[interrupt]]ed{{,}} or [[disconnect]]ed.
  5. {{senseid|en|lack}} {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[want]]; [[lack]]; [[absence]]

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[criticize]], [[blame]] or [[find fault]] with something or someone.
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive|geology}} To [[fracture]].
  3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[commit]] a mistake or error.
  4. {{lb|en|intransitive|computing}} To undergo a [[page fault]].

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