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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
de·fect    Audio Help   [n. dee-fekt, di-fekt; v. di-fekt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
2.lack or want, esp. of something essential to perfection or completeness; deficiency: a defect in hearing.
3.Also called crystal defect, lattice defect. Crystallography. a discontinuity in the lattice of a crystal caused by missing or extra atoms or ions, or by dislocations.
–verb (used without object)
4.to desert a cause, country, etc., esp. in order to adopt another (often fol. by from or to): He defected from the U.S.S.R to the West.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < L défectus failure, weakness, equiv. to défec- var. s. of déficere to run short, fail, weaken (see deficient) + -tus suffix of v. action]

—Related forms
de·fect·i·ble, adjective
de·fect·i·bil·i·ty, noun
de·fect·less, adjective

—Synonyms 1. Defect, blemish, flaw refer to faults that detract from perfection. Defect is the general word for any kind of shortcoming or imperfection, whether literal or figurative: a defect in eyesight, in a plan. A blemish is usually a defect on a surface, which mars the appearance: a blemish on her cheek. Flaw is applied to a defect in quality, caused by imperfect structure (as in a diamond) or brought about during manufacture (as in texture of cloth, in clearness of glass, etc.).
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  defect
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  defective, deficient, imperfect, incomplete, infelicitous, insufficient, mediocre, unsound, dysgenic, impedimental, lacunal, lacunar
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  defect
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Something that mars the appearance or causes inadequacy or failure.
Synonyms:  blemish, bug, fault, flaw, imperfection, shortcoming
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  defect
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  blemish, deficiency, failing, flaw, foible, handicap, impediment, imperfection, infirmity, lacuna, malfunction, shortcoming, weakness, defectibility, defectiveness
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.

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Columbia Electronic EncyclopediaCite This Source


speech defect, any condition that interferes with the mental formation of words or their physical production. Speech defects in children generally become apparent in the early school years. Speech problems may arise from organic or functional abnormalities, but in practice the two are often hard to differentiate. Organic defects include deafness, cleft palate, dental abnormalities, and brain damage; most functional problems are basically psychological. Speech defects are generally categorized as disorders of sound production; disorders of voicing, e.g., loudness, pitch, and quality deviations; disorders of rhythm, such as stuttering and stammering; and disorders of language formulation and expression, including aphasia, the inability to use words as symbols of ideas. Treatment of a speech defect may include correction of organic conditions, psychotherapy, and training in proper articulation; it is rarely limited to a single type of therapy. 
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