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flaw

n. an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

defect

n. (damage)

blemish

v. add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

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defect, flaw

n. (damage)

defect, shortcoming

n. a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"

blemish, defect, mar

n. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

frailty, vice

n. moral weakness

force, forcefulness, strength

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

falsehood, falsity, untruth

n. a false statement

mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension

n. an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"

delusion, hallucination

n. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"

error, erroneous belief

n. a misconception resulting from incorrect information

fallacy, false belief

n. a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

inconsistency

n. the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts

lack, deficiency, want

n. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

guilt, guiltiness

n. the state of having committed an offense

liability

n. the state of being legally obliged and responsible

flaw

n. an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

blemish, defect, mar

n. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

deface, disfigure, blemish

v. mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

deface

v. deface a building facade, for example

tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile

v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

smear, blur, smudge, smutch

v. make a smudge on; soil by smudging

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perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra

n. the state of being without a flaw or defect

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