fault
Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
Example
“No, don't blame yourself. It's my fault that we lost the game.”
Other meanings
A defect, imperfection or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
Related words
- active fault
- arc fault
- blind thrust fault
- Byzantine fault tolerance
- dextral fault
- electrical fault
- strikeslip fault
- downfault
- wrench fault
- fault current
- faultfinder
- fault-free
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "falsus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fault” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.