defect
US /ˈdiːfekt/
Definition
an imperfection in a bodily system
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Any appliance found to have a manufacturing defect will be replaced immediately at no extra cost.
Word Family
NounNoun
defect gốc
defector
defection
VerbVerb
defect gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- flawan imperfection in an object or machine
- faulta wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Collocations
- Easy product defect detecteddescribing product defect detected (commodities offered for sale)
- Medium manufacturing defect warranty claimto manufacturing defect warranty claim, meaning to put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; ; ; He manufactured a popular cereal"
- Hard latent defect discovered during auditdescribing latent defect discovered during audit (potentially existing but not presently evident or realized)
- Very Hard defect to the rival campto defect to the rival camp, meaning to desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
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