āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to fault
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āĻĻā§āĻˇ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to put blame on someone or something for a mistake or problem
Transitive: to fault sb/sth | to fault sb for a mistake or problem
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The supervisor will fault any deviation from the established procedures.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āĻˇ, āĻā§āĻ˛
a wrong move or act
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The accident was determined to be the driver 's fault for not stopping at the red light.
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻĻā§āĻˇ
a flaw, defect, or imperfection in a physical object or machine
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The car was recalled because of an engine fault.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ
a shortcoming, inadequacy, or demerit in quality or performance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His argument contained several faults.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ
an unsuccessful serve attempt in tennis, where the ball does not land in the opponent's service box, resulting in the loss of a point
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She aimed to avoid faults by practicing her serve technique.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āĻˇ, āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ
the responsibility attributed to someone or something for a mistake or misfortune
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He took full fault for the misunderstanding and apologized to his friend for the confusion.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻˇ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ
a defect or malfunction in electronic equipment caused by a problem in a circuit or component
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Insulation failure caused a fault in the system.
āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛
a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock, along which there has been significant displacement due to tectonic forces
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The San Andreas Fault in California is well-known for its seismic activity.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
faulting
fault
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
