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- DictionaryFlaw/flô/
noun
- 1. a mark, fault, or other imperfection that mars a substance or object: "plates with flaws in them were sold at the outlet store"
verb
- 1. (of an imperfection) mar, weaken, or invalidate (something): "the computer game was flawed by poor programming"
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noun. /flɔ/. a mistake in something that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly synonym defect, fault The argument is full of fundamental flaws. flaw in something The report reveals fatal flaws in security at the airport. There is still a basic flaw in your selection procedure.
flaw. noun [ C ] uk / flɔː / us. Add to word list. a mistake or bad characteristic that stops someone or something from being perfect: There's a flaw in your reasoning. flawed. adjective. a flawed argument. (Definition of flaw from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of flaw. in Chinese (Traditional)
a feature that mars the perfection of something; defect; fault: beauty without flaw; the flaws in our plan. a defect impairing legal soundness or validity. a crack, break, breach, or rent.
flaw 1 (flô), USA pronunciation n. a feature that mars the perfection of something; defect; fault: beauty without flaw; the flaws in our plan. a defect impairing legal soundness or validity. a crack, break, breach, or rent. v.t. to produce a flaw in. v.i. to contract a flaw; become cracked or defective.
shortcoming. frailty. error. mistake. deformity. injury. defacement. disfigurement. spot. speck. blot. smudge. stain. blotch. failing. foible. vice. flaw. verb. The artist's garish use of color flawed the painting. Synonyms.
Dictionary Definition of 'flaw' A defect, imperfection, or fault in something or someone. "The diamond had a small flaw that affected its clarity." Detailed Meaning of 'flaw' It signifies an error, weakness, or blemish that detracts from the overall quality, functionality, or perfection of an object, concept, or individual.
3 days ago · 1 (noun) in the sense of error. Definition. a mistake in something that makes it invalid. Almost all these studies have serious flaws. Synonyms. error. mistake. fault. blunder. inaccuracy. howler (informal) solecism. barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang) See examples for synonyms. 2 (noun) in the sense of weakness. Definition.