defect

noun, verb/ˈdiːfekt/CEFR B2

ত্রুটি; দলত্যাগ করা

Meaning

A fault in something, or to leave a country or party for a rival one.

Example sentences

  • The phone had a manufacturing defect.ফোনটিতে উৎপাদনগত ত্রুটি ছিল।
  • Two members defected to the other party.দুজন সদস্য অন্য দলে চলে গেলেন।

A common mistake

The noun and the verb are stressed the same way.The noun is DEE-fect and the verb de-FECT.

Defect joins record, present and conduct: the noun takes the stress at the front, the verb at the back.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: fault

Similar words, and what each means

  • fault

    দোষ, ত্রুটি

    Responsibility for something wrong; or a weakness in something.

  • flaw

    ত্রুটি, খুঁত

    A fault that spoils something otherwise good.

Other English words for “ত্রুটি; দলত্যাগ করা

  • mistake

    Something done wrongly; an error.

  • fault

    Responsibility for something wrong; or a weakness in something.

  • error

    Something done wrongly, especially by accident.

  • shortcoming

    A fault or a place where something falls short of what is needed.

  • flaw

    A fault that spoils something otherwise good.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “defect” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • ত্রুটি; দলত্যাগ করা
    • সতর্কতা, সাবধানতা; সতর্ক করা
    • চামচ, চামচ দিয়ে তোলা বা ঢালা
    • লক্ষ্য, লক্ষ্যমাত্রা; লক্ষ্য করা
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    ত্রুটি; দলত্যাগ করাdefect (noun, verb) — ত্রুটি; দলত্যাগ করা. A fault in something, or to leave a country or party for a rival one.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “defect”?

    • challenge
    • autograph
    • dust
    • fault
    Show the answer

    faultfault — দোষ, ত্রুটি. Responsibility for something wrong; or a weakness in something.

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