Definition of fault

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• fault is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• fault is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• fault is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of fault

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun)

  Examples

  1. I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults

  Synonyms

  1. error
  2. mistake
• an imperfection in an object or machine (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. defect
  2. flaw
• the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection (noun)

  Examples

  1. he knew his own faults much better than she did

  Synonyms

  1. demerit
• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun)

  Examples

  1. they built it right over a geological fault
  2. he studied the faulting of the earth's crust

  Synonyms

  1. break
  2. faulting
  3. fracture
  4. geological fault
  5. shift
• put or pin the blame on (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. blame
• (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) (noun)

  Examples

  1. it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it
• responsibility for a bad situation or event (noun)

  Examples

  1. it was John's fault
• (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) (noun)

  Examples

  1. he served too many double faults

See definition of fault in Merriam Webster