defect
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/ˈdiːfekt/
🇬🇧
/ˈdiːfekt/
noun
C1
a problem or mistake in something that makes it not perfect
The car was returned because of a defect in the engine.
R
a physical problem with how someone's body works
He was born with a heart defect.
verb
R
to leave your country or group to join an enemy one
The soldier decided to defect to the other side because of the defect in his government's policies.
translation
a problem or mistake in something that makes it not perfect; a physical problem with how someone's body works
to leave your country or group to join an enemy one
Word Forms
3rd Present
defects
Progressive
defecting
Past
defected
Plural
defects
Perfect
defected