Defect and Failure

Defect

Defect noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.

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Failure and defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Defect".

Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.

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Defect and failure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a noun "Failure".

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

similar	similar defect	similar failure
initial	initial defect	initial failure
critical	critical defect	critical failure
single	single defect	single failure
Other adjectives: real, big, serious, infamous, potential, personal, mechanical, possible, eventual, perceived, aforementioned, facial.

It had not had a defect or a failure in well over two centuries.

Source: Invincible Hero
Incest Subtext: Roderick and Madeline seem a little too close... In the Blood: It's strongly implied that some inherent defect in the Usher blood, probably also causing the failure of other branches of the family tree to endure, is what has brought them to this.

Source: Literature / The Fall of the House of Usher

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