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something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
- the statue has a slight defect on the base, so it's being sold at a discount
Synonyms for defect
- blemish,
- blight,
- blotch,
- deformity,
- disfigurement,
- excrescence,
- excrescency,
- fault,
- flaw,
- imperfection,
- mar,
- mark,
- pockmark,
- scar
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“Defect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defect. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.
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