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Meaning fault meaning

What does fault mean?
Definitions in simple English

fault Noun

— If something is your fault, you did something wrong or didn't do something right. It doesn't matter whose fault it is, let's work together to make it right. I'm sorry. It's my fault. I forgot to turn it off. It's clear that both sides are at fault. — A fault is a problem or a mistake. We found a few faults in the plan, but we'll fix them later. — A fault in your character is something about you that is not nice or good. The other girls thought that her only fault was that she was really stupid. — A fault is a long crack in the earth. The earthquake occurred near the San Andreas fault. — In sports like tennis or volleyball, a fault is hitting the ball in the wrong way, or to or from the wrong place.

fault Verb

— If you fault somebody for something bad, you say they did something wrong or didn't do something right. You can't fault him for not knowing about the change.

fault

— noun (= mistake, error) 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 — noun (= defect, flaw) an imperfection in an object or machine a flaw caused the crystal to shatter if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer — noun (= demerit) 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 — verb (= blame) put or pin the blame on — noun responsibility for a bad situation or event it was John's fault — noun (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 — noun (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) he served too many double faults — noun (= faulting, geological fault) (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 he studied the faulting of the earth's crust

Synonyms fault synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as fault?

fault English » English

defect error mistake flaw blemish sin blame guilt offence crime failure blunder wrong shortcoming transgression imperfection deficiency failing offense weakness slip weak point malfunction lapse vice misdeed demerit drawback damage criticize censure breakdown stumble spot responsibility oversight mismanagement misdemeanour frailty fracture disgrace discredit bug break wrong-doing wrinkle weak spot stain shortcomings shift

Topics fault topics

What do people use fault to talk about?
Social behavior Law Judge, render a verdict

Fault
Universe, creation World Land

Earthquake
Language and thought Communication Say Debate

Quarrel
Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize
Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Blame
Social behavior Law Trial

Accuse, confront
States Quality Good Decay

Blemish

Conjugation fault conjugation

How do you conjugate fault?

fault · verb

Examples fault examples

How do I use fault in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He would not admit his fault.
It's my fault, not yours.
It wasn't my fault.
It was his fault.
It's Tom's fault.
I said it wasn't your fault.
It was their fault.
This was my fault.
I must admit that it was my fault.
It's not my fault!
You're always finding fault with me.
You are always finding fault with me.
Tom always finds fault with her.
It was not his fault, for he did his best.
It was to a great extent his own fault.
It is in fact your fault.
That is no fault of Jack's.
I'm sure that's no fault of yours.
No one can find fault with our new plan.

Movie subtitles

It's not your fault!
It doesn't matter now 'cause she's gonna get clit cut off and it's all my fault!
Well, it's not all their fault, though.
All my fault.
I know it's my fault.
Lorraine wasn't anyone's fault...but Clive's.
It's my fault. I pushed him too hard.
And it's her fault. All right.
This is all my fault.
It's all my fault.
And. and I think it's my fault.
No, it's my fault. It's my fault.
This is all your fault.
But whose fault is it?
It's not their fault.
Droll! It's not my fault if we don't have money.
It's not my fault you guys broke up.
It's nobody's fault.
Big surprise. Don't act like this is her fault.
Your fault?
I know that it's not your fault. You're a victim of the people of Clarkesville.
We had an argument that night, a rather serious one, but it was my fault.
I hope she can forgive me. It was my fault she was upset.
This isn't your fault.
It's your own fault.
It's all Johnny's fault.
I know you all think it's my fault, don't you?
You think it's my fault because I phoned the VAT man.
It's nobody's fault, Rick.
Well, that was your fault. I think Derek just wants protection.
They are just deliberately finding fault.
That wasn't your fault.
We're not friends anymore, okay? And it's her fault.
It's all my fault!
And if I was too quick to mistake your caution for dishonesty, then the fault's mine.
I know that it's not your fault.

News and current affairs

But, beyond slogans, there is an underlying fault line between those who have the cultural capacity to embrace change and those who resist it by adhering to traditional ideas about how one's life and, by extension, society, should be organized.
Of course, it is up to Ukrainians to defend their democracy, but Europe is at fault as well, because the EU lacks a grand strategy toward the East.
Yet three internal fault lines are making it difficult for the EU to achieve these ends.
The second fault line appeared alongside the refugee crisis.
The third fault line lies between France and Germany.
It is no accident that the EU's three fault lines have appeared at the very moment when it is confronted with unprecedented challenges.
Where Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus rub up against one another, an economic fault line is forming.
What the EU does now to bridge this fault line will determine whether these countries westernize or stagnate.
The deficits are as much the fault of the surplus countries as they are of the deficit countries.
With both sides at fault, it is important for them not to lose the future by squabbling endlessly over the past.
Of course, politicians are not the only people at fault here.
Indeed, the debate revealed political fault lines among Chinese intellectuals that could never be openly exposed on domestic policy.
The fault was not only in the magnitude of the tax cut, but also in its design; by directing the cuts at upper-income Americans, it provided little economic stimulus.
But the fault lies with the program's method, which is to rely on the state both to collect the food from farmers and to deliver it to the poor.
This is an election about social responsibility - a society's obligation to support those who are struggling, through no fault of their own, to find jobs and make ends meet.
LONDON - Europe is once again divided between East and West - only this time the fault line runs through the European Union.
But the earthquake that Russia triggered in Ukraine has also exposed dangerous fault lines across Europe.
The first fault line that Russia has exposed can be found among Europe's former Soviet bloc countries.
The fault lines extending from Ukraine are undermining the fundamental values that have underpinned Europe's postwar peace and prosperity.
The fault, dear Brutus, is neither in our stars nor in ourselves. Thanks to globalization, it lies in our trade partners!
Otherwise, whatever happens to them is their own fault.
But is the EU's budget calculation method also at fault?
This feeling of ignorance coupled with powerlessness is not entirely the European Parliament's fault.
In other words, Hiatt finds fault with himself and his organization for saying the right thing, but not loudly enough.
The fault lies not with economics, but with economists.
Indeed, Chinese scientists blamed the massive 2008 earthquake that struck the Tibetan plateau's eastern rim, killing 87,000 people, on the newly constructed Zipingpu Dam, located next to a seismic fault.
If the traditional political wife is vanishing, it is voters' own fault: we set it up to be a thankless and infantilizing position.
Others argue that our individual psychological makeup is at fault: we depend on food as a means of manipulating our environment.
If the region's currencies were overvalued, inviting speculation on devaluations, it was more the fault of Japan's stagnation and the depreciation of the yen than of their own policies.
Indeed, Greece's current plight, including the massive run-up in the debt ratio, is largely the fault of the misguided troika programs foisted on it.

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