Fault and Want

Fault

Fault noun - A defect in character.

Usage example: the common fault of being quick to judge others

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Want and fault are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Fault".

Nearby Words: faulty, faultless, faulted, faulting, faultily

Want noun - A defect in character.

Usage example: she's well-meaning and kind, but her besetting want is a complete lack of tact

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Fault and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fault" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

good	good fault	good want
complete	complete fault	complete want
original	original fault	original want
powerful	powerful fault	powerful want
Other adjectives: actual, real, constant, big, great, little, bad, personal, new, traditional, minor.

life	fault life	want life
kind	fault kind	want kind
idea	fault idea	want idea
number	fault number	want number
Other words: piece, time, way, game, nothing, hell, brother, anyone, times.

He seems to see it as entirely natural for everyone to help themselves to whatever they want, and if they don't succeed it's their own fault for not being better at it.

Source: Never My Fault
I don't want to wind up with any lawsuits from people claiming that it's my fault they were killed.

Source: Franchise / The Slender Man Mythos
It's Bulma's fault, though; she didn't want to tell him his dad was a murderous douchebag.

Source: Future Imperfect

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