Related Words for defect

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WordSyllablesCategories
fault
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Noun, Noun
shortcoming
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Noun, Noun
desert
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Noun, Noun
flaw
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Noun, Noun
blemish
/x
Noun, Noun
defective
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Adjective
abnormality
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Noun
deficiency
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Noun
malfunction
x/x
Noun
irregularity
xxx/xx
Noun
deformity
x/xx
Noun
imperfection
xx/x
Noun
failure
/x
Noun
malformation
xx/x
Noun
discrepancy
x/xx
Noun
misalignment
xx/x
Noun
deterioration
x/xxxx
Noun
nonconformity
xx/xx
Noun
anomaly
x/xx
Noun
problem
/x
Noun
defection
x/x
Noun
congenital
x/xx
Adjective
glitch
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Noun
disorder
x/x
Noun
leakage
/x
Noun
deformation
xx/x
Noun
weakness
/x
Noun
error
/x
Noun
mismatch
x/
Noun
condition
x/x
Noun
abnormal
x/x
Adjective
damage
/x
Noun
repair
x/
Noun
deviation
xx/x
Noun
impurity
x/xx
Noun
distortion
x/x
Noun
delamination
/xx/x
Noun
enhancement
x/x
Noun
breakage
/x
Noun
insufficiency
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Noun
characteristic
xxx/x
Noun
imbalance
x/x
Noun
structural
/xx
Adjective
unevenness
x/xx
Noun
discontinuity
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Noun
shrinkage
/x
Noun
degradation
xx/x
Noun
intrinsic
x/x
Adjective
dislocation
x//x
Noun
symptom
/x
Noun
alteration
xx/x
Noun
improvement
x/x
Noun
violation
xx/x
Noun
discoloration
xxx/x
Noun
deficient
x/x
Adjective
impediment
x/xx
Noun
predisposition
xxx/x
Noun
susceptibility
xxx/xx
Noun
fluctuation
xx/x
Noun
protrusion
x/x
Noun
misrepresentation
xxxx/x
Noun
mistake
x/
Noun
complication
xx/x
Noun
rectification
xxx/x
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun
default
x/
Noun
failing
/x
Verb
maladjustment
xx/x
Noun
fritz
/
Name
amiss
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
crab
/
Noun
open
/x
Adjective
demerit
x/x
Noun
imperfect
x/x
Adjective
shortage
/x
Noun
misfit
/x
Noun
lack
/
Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
breakdown
/x
Noun
miss
/
Name
harm
/
Noun
misadventure
xx/x
Noun
malady
/xx
Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun
mishap
/x
Noun
culpa
/x
Noun
defiance
x/x
Noun
nonperformance
xx/x
Noun
minus
/x
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
defiant
x/x
Adjective
fiasco
x/x
Noun
accident
/xx
Noun
subnormal
//x
Adjective
impairment
x/x
Noun
kink
/
Noun
malus
/x
Name
breach of contract
///x
Phrase, Noun
calamity
x/xx
Noun
downside
/x
Noun
defamation
xx/x
Noun
defeat
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Noun
detriment
/xx
Noun
discount
x/
Noun
noncompliance
xx/x
Noun
disaster
x/x
Noun
deviance
/xx
Noun
absence
/x
Noun
infraction
x/x
Noun
malfeasance
x/x
Noun
incompetent
x/xx
Adjective
myopathy
x/xx
Adverb
asd
/
Adverb
secundum
x/x
Noun
septal
/x
Adjective
ventricular
x/xx
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
atrial
/xx
Adjective
pars
/
Noun
remedied
/xx
Verb
endocardial
xx/xx
Adjective
radiolucent
xxx/x
Adjective
homonymous
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Adjective
ductus
/x
Noun
interventricular
xxx/xx
Adjective
atrioventricular
x/xx/xx
Adjective
resurface
x/x
Verb
fascial
/xx
Adjective
atresia
x/x
Noun
closure
/x
Noun
aberration
xx/x
Noun
atom
/x
Noun
beam
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Noun, Verb
bimolecular
/x/xx
Adjective
birth defect
//x
Phrase, Noun
birthmark
/x
Noun
blot
/
Noun, Verb
bug
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Noun, Verb
burn
/
Verb, Noun
check
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
chip
/
Noun, Verb
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
contaminant
x/xx
Noun
crack
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
crash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
daub
/
Noun, Verb
debility
x/xx
Noun
deficit
/xx
Noun
dent
/
Noun, Verb
deputy
/xx
Noun, Verb
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
disability
xx/xx
Noun
dissonance
/xx
Noun
electron
x/x
Noun
elope
x/
Verb
equilibrium
xx/xx
Noun
folding
/x
Adjective, Noun
gap
/
Noun, Verb
gouge
/
Noun, Verb
habit
/x
Noun, Verb
handicap
/xx
Noun, Verb
hitch
/
Noun, Verb
hole
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
impropriety
xx/xx
Noun
inadequacy
x/xxx
Noun
incidence
/xx
Noun
incident
/xx
Noun, Adjective
inconsistency
xx/xx
Noun
irregular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
kinetic
x/x
Adjective
lacuna
x/x
Noun
lattice
/x
Noun, Verb
lieu
/
Noun
limitation
xx/x
Noun
loophole
/x
Noun, Verb
mark
/
Noun, Verb
mole
/
Noun
molecular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
molecule
/xx
Noun
necrosis
x/x
Noun
neutron
/x
Noun
nevus
xx
Noun
nick
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Name, Verb
nucleon
/xx
Noun
omission
x/x
Noun
orifice
/xx
Noun
particle
/xx
Noun
peculiarity
xxx/xx
Noun
photochemical
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
pollutant
x/x
Noun
pore
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Noun, Verb
postulated
/xxx
Verb
rat
/
Noun, Verb
results
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Verb
scar
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Noun, Verb
scrape
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Verb, Noun
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
shortfall
/x
Noun
slur
/
Noun, Verb
smear
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Noun, Verb
smudge
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Noun, Verb
snag
/
Noun, Verb
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stead
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Noun, Verb
stigma
/x
Noun
tare
/x
Noun, Verb
technicality
xx/xx
Noun
template
/x
Noun, Verb
vice
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
wart
/
Noun
weaknesses
/xx
Noun
whitehead
/x
Name
wrongdoing
/xx
Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
shirtless
/x
Adjective
die
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Verb, Noun
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sorta
/x
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb