fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice mean an imperfection or weakness of character. fault implies a failure, not necessarily culpable, to reach some standard of perfection in disposition, action, or …

We discussed the book's strengths and faults. [= weaknesses] If the book has a fault, it's that it's too long.

A fault in someone or something is a weakness in them or something that is not perfect. His manners had always made her blind to his faults.

FAULT definition: 1. a mistake, especially something for which you are to blame: 2. a weakness in a person's…. Learn more.

Definition of fault noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable] the responsibility for something wrong that has happened or been done. Why should I say sorry …

Dec 14, 2025 · Compare French faute (“fault, foul”), Portuguese falta (“lack, shortage”) and Spanish falta (“lack, absence”). More at fail, false.

To seek, find, and complain about faults; criticize: found fault with his speech. To an excessive degree: generous to a fault.

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I can't fault the way that they dealt with the complaint. (Definition of fault from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes …