Definition of 'fault'

Noun

1. responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"
2. (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"
      Synonyms: faulting geological fault shift fracture break
3. 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"
      Synonyms: demerit
      Antonyms: merit virtue
4. 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"
      Synonyms: mistake error
5. an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
      Synonyms: defect flaw
6. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
7. (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"

Verb

1. put or pin the blame on
      Synonyms: blame
      Antonyms: absolve justify free

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