Defect

De·fect′ (dē·fĕkt′), n. [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to desert, fail, be wanting; de- + facere to make, do. See Fact, Feat, and cf. Deficit.] 1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; — opposed to superfluity.

Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied. Davies.

2. Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.

Trust not yourself; but, your defects to know, Make use of every friend — and every foe. Pope.

Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects. Macaulay.

Syn. — Deficiency; imperfection; blemish. See Fault.

De·fect′, v. i. To fail; to become deficient. [Obs.] "Defected honor." Warner.

De·fect′, v. t. To injure; to damage. "None can my life defect." [R.] Troubles of Q. Elizabeth.