defects

We have found lemma(root) word of defects : defect.

Definitions


[ˈdiːfɛkt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack
(e.g: genetic defects)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun, influenced by Old French defect ‘deficiency’): from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere ‘desert or fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’


[dɪˈfɛkt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- abandon one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one
(e.g: he defected to the Soviet Union after the war)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin defect- ‘failed’, from the verb deficere (see defect)




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