What is the meaning of fault?

noun

• A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.
  • usage: "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
  • synonyms: mistake, error
• An imperfection in an object or machine.
  • usage: "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
  • synonyms: defect, flaw
• The quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection.
  • usage: "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
  • synonyms: demerit
• Geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. (
  • usage: "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
  • synonyms: faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
• Electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.. ()
  • usage: "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
• Responsibility for a bad situation or event.
  • usage: "it was John's fault"
• Sports) a serve that is illegal (e. G., that lands outside the prescribed area. ()
  • usage: "he served too many double faults"

verb

• Put or pin the blame on.
  • synonyms: blame