Defect and Obstacle

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

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Obstacle and defect are semantically related in disadvantage topic. In some cases you can use "Obstacle" instead a noun "Defect".

Obstacle noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

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Defect and obstacle are semantically related in disadvantage topic. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a noun "Obstacle".

physical	physical defect	physical obstacle
similar	similar defect	similar obstacle
common	common defect	common obstacle
certain	certain defect	certain obstacle
Other adjectives: many, single, small, real, big, serious, tiny, potential, social, personal, major, chief, possible, minor.

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