102 entries under defect topic. ×

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bug(noun, help, point, weakness, informal)
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scantiness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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demerit(noun, wrong, evil, point, difficulty)
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error(noun, wrong, evil, weakness, crack)
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gap(noun, difficulty, weakness, fault, lack)
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catch(noun, point, weakness, crack, informal)
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inadequateness(deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
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mistake(noun, weakness, crack, fault, blemish)
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peccadillo(noun, wrong, evil, weakness, fault)
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sin(noun, action, point, weakness, fault)
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defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
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defectiveness(loss, imperfection, inadequacy, inability)
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limitation(noun, benefit, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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paucity(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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taint(noun, weakness, crack, fault, failing)
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weak spot(noun, expression, catch, difficulty, weakness)
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dearth(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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fallibility(noun, weakness, failing, flaw)
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impotence(noun, weakness, skill, failure, fault)
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incompetence(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
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