English[]
Pronunciation[]
- (RP) IPA: /fɔːlt/, /fɒlt/, SAMPA: /fO:lt/
- (US) IPA: /fɔːlt/, /fɑːlt/
Audio (RP) noicon (file) Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːlt
Etymology[]
From Middle English faulte, faute, from Template:Xno[[Category:Template:Xno derivations|Fault]] [[faute#Template:Xno|faute, faulte]], from Old French faute, faulte, from Vulgar Latin *fallita (“‘shortcoming’”), from Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō (“‘deceive’”). Displaced native Middle English schuld, schuild (“‘fault’”) (from Old English scyld (“‘fault’”)), Middle English lac (“‘fault, lack’”) (from Template:Dum [[lak#Template:Dum|lak]] (“‘lack, fault’”)), Middle English last (“‘fault, vice’”) (from Old Norse lǫstr, löstr (“‘fault, vice, crime’”)).
Noun[]
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Fault ({{{1}}})
- A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
- A mistake or error.
- A weakness of character.
- A minor offense.
- Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
- Template:Geology A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity
- (tennis) An illegal serve.
- (electrical) An abnormal connection in a circuit.
Synonyms[]
- See also Wikisaurus:defect
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Verb[]
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to Fault (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- (transitive) To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
- (intransitive, geology) To fracture.
- (intransitive) To commit a mistake or error.
Translations[]
- French: mettre en défaut (1), trouver une faille dans (1), se failler (2), faillir (3)
Related terms[]
- at fault
- to a fault
French[]
Verb[]
Fault
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Old French[]
Alternative forms[]
- faut
Etymology[]
Latin falsus
Adjective[]
Fault m. (feminine fausse)
- false; not true
- false; fake; unreal
Declension[]
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Descendants[]
- English: fault
- French: faux (likely from faulz, fauz)
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