- fault - responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"
--1 is a kind of responsibility, responsibleness
Derived form: verb fault1 - fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"
--2 is a kind of crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
--2 has parts: fault line
--2 has particulars:Denali Fault; inclined fault; San Andreas Fault; strike-slip fault - demerit, fault - the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
--3 is a kind of worth
- mistake, error, fault - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
--4 is a kind of nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
--4 has particulars:blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain; confusion, mix-up; incursion; miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation; distortion; slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis; oversight, lapse; omission, skip; blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo; ballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-up; stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility; revoke, renege Derived form: verb fault1 - defect, fault, flaw - an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
--5 is a kind of imperfection, imperfectness
--5 has particulars: bug, glitch; hole - fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
--6 is a kind of serve, service
--6 has particulars: double fault; footfault- fault - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
--7 is a kind of breakdown, equipment failure
- fault - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"