flaw

Definition

Examples

Engineers redesigned the cooling system after identifying a critical design flaw.

Synonyms

• defectan imperfection in a bodily system
• faulta wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• imperfectionthe state or an instance of being imperfect

Collocations

• Easy minor flaw
  describing minor flaw (a young person of either sex)
• Medium design flaw in the product
  to design flaw in the product, meaning to make or work out a plan for; devise
• Hard fatal flaw in business logic
  describing fatal flaw in business logic (bringing death)
• Very Hard flaw undermines patent enforceability
  to flaw undermines patent enforceability, meaning to add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective