Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

an imperfection in a bodily system

• “visual defects”
• “this device permits detection of defects in the lungs”

a failing or deficiency

• “that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information”

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”

a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

• “a facial blemish”

desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• “If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot”