fault: betekenis en definities

A character weakness, especially a minor one.

Something that impairs or detracts from physical perfection; a defect. See Synonyms at blemish.

A mistake; an error.

A minor offense or misdeed.

Responsibility for a mistake or an offense; culpability. See Synonyms at blame.

Geology A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust, in which adjacent surfaces are displaced relative to one another and parallel to the plane of fracture. Also called shift.

Electronics A defect in a circuit or wiring caused by imperfect connections, poor insulation, grounding, or shorting.

Sports A bad service, as in tennis.

Obsolete A lack or deficiency.

To find error or defect in; criticize or blame.

Geology To produce a fault in; fracture.

To commit a mistake or an error.

Geology To shift so as to produce a fault.

at fault Deserving of blame; guilty: admitted to being at fault.

at fault Confused and puzzled.

find fault To seek, find, and complain about faults; criticize: found fault with his speech.

to a fault To an excessive degree: generous to a fault.