Meaning of fault in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A defect; something that detracts from perfection.

• A mistake or error.

  Example: No! This is my fault, not yours.

• A weakness of character; a failing.

  Example: For all her faults, she’s a good person at heart.

• A minor offense.

• Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.

  Example: The fault lies with you.

• A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.

• In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.

  Example: slate fault  dirt fault

• An illegal serve.

• An abnormal connection in a circuit.

• Want; lack

• A lost scent; act of losing the scent.

verb

• To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.

• To fracture.

• To commit a mistake or error.

• To undergo a page fault.