Faults Meaning

There are 8 meaning(s) for word Faults

Meaning 1 : a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

    Example : I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults

    Synonyms : error,  mistake
Meaning 2 : an imperfection in an object or machine

    Synonyms : defect,  flaw
Meaning 3 : the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection

    Example : he knew his own faults much better than she did

    Synonyms : demerit
Meaning 4 : (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

    Example : they built it right over a geological fault,he studied the faulting of the earth's crust

    Synonyms : break,  faulting,  fracture,  geological fault,  shift
Meaning 5 : put or pin the blame on

    Synonyms : blame
Meaning 6 : (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)

    Example : it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it

Meaning 7 : responsibility for a bad situation or event

    Example : it was John's fault

Meaning 8 : (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)

    Example : he served too many double faults

How to Pronounce Faults

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