Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
Use in sentences of DEFECT
Meaning of DEFECT in English
Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
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.