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defect

US /ˈdiːfekt/

noun Target · B2 Sản xuất & chất lượng Kinh doanh chung

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 detected
    describing product defect detected (commodities offered for sale)
  • Medium manufacturing defect warranty claim
    to 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 audit
    describing latent defect discovered during audit (potentially existing but not presently evident or realized)
  • Very Hard defect to the rival camp
    to 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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