Flaw — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an imperfection in an object or machine

defect or weakness in a person's character

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɔː/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɔː/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈɔː/.

Examples

a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blemish defect fault

Parts of Speech

noun	an imperfection in an object or machine “a flaw caused the crystal to shatter”
noun	defect or weakness in a person's character “he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless”
noun	an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
verb	add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

Word Forms

faulty	adjective	having a defect
flaw	verb	add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
flaw	noun	defect or weakness in a person's character
blemish	noun	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mangel

eine Unvollkommenheit an einem Gegenstand oder einer Maschine

🇫🇷French

défaut

une imperfection dans un objet ou une machine

🇪🇸Spanish

defecto

una imperfección en un objeto o máquina

🇮🇹Italian

difetto

un'imperfezione di un oggetto o di una macchina

🇳🇱Dutch

gebrek

een onvolkomenheid in een object of machine

🇵🇹Portuguese

imperfeição

uma imperfeição em um objeto ou máquina

🇷🇺Russian

недостаток

несовершенство объекта или машины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गलती

किसी वस्तु या मशीन में अपूर्णता

🇧🇩Bengali

ত্রুটি

একটি বস্তু বা মেশিনে একটি অপূর্ণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைபாடு

ஒரு பொருள் அல்லது இயந்திரத்தில் ஒரு குறைபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

లోపం

ఒక వస్తువు లేదా యంత్రంలో అసంపూర్ణత

🇮🇳Marathi

दोष

एखाद्या वस्तू किंवा मशीनमध्ये अपूर्णता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખામી

ઑબ્જેક્ટ અથવા મશીનમાં અપૂર્ણતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನ್ಯೂನತೆ

ವಸ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ಯಂತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿನ ಅಪೂರ್ಣತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ന്യൂനത

ഒരു വസ്തുവിലോ യന്ത്രത്തിലോ ഉള്ള അപൂർണത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੁਕਸ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਸਤੂ ਜਾਂ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਅਪੂਰਣਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خامی

کسی شے یا مشین میں خرابی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺陷

物体或机器的缺陷

🇯🇵Japanese

欠陥

物体または機械の欠陥

🇰🇷Korean

결함

물건이나 기계의 불완전성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiếm khuyết

sự không hoàn hảo trong một vật thể hoặc máy móc

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อบกพร่อง

ความไม่สมบูรณ์ในวัตถุหรือเครื่องจักร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekurangan

ketidaksempurnaan pada suatu benda atau mesin

🇵🇭Filipino

kapintasan

isang di-kasakdalan sa isang bagay o makina

🇲🇾Malay

kecacatan

ketidaksempurnaan pada objek atau mesin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عيب

عيب في شيء أو آلة

🇮🇷Persian

نقص

نقص در یک شی یا ماشین

🇹🇷Turkish

kusur

bir nesne veya makinedeki kusur

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּגָם

חוסר שלמות בחפץ או במכונה

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