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{
"term": "defect",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a fault in something or in the way it has been made that means that it is not perfect",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a defect in the glass"
},
{
"text": "Goods with slight defects are sold at half price."
},
{
"text": "The photograph shows slight defects due to age."
},
{
"text": "The book contains serious defects."
},
{
"text": "The builders agreed to remedy the structural defects."
},
{
"text": "A structural defect meant that the bridge could not be opened in time for the Millennium celebrations."
},
{
"text": "The inspector found defects in the aircraft's construction."
},
{
"text": "a fundamental defect in the product"
},
{
"text": "This product is no longer on sale because of a manufacturing defect."
},
{
"text": "major defects in the education system"
},
{
"text": "a defect of her character"
},
{
"text": "Many people argue that the present system of voting has some serious defects."
},
{
"text": "The manufacturer is responsible for any defects that may cause damage."
},
{
"text": "Vulnerable people are going short of money because of defects in the payment system."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fundamental", "major", "obvious"],
"verb + defect": ["contain", "have", "suffer from"],
"preposition": ["defect in", "defect of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a physical problem with part of somebody’s body or the way that it works",
"labels": "(sometimes offensive)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a speech defect"
},
{
"text": "The child had a mild heart defect."
},
{
"text": "He has a congenital heart defect."
},
{
"text": "Congenital defects occurred in 30% of babies born in areas where the weapons were used."
},
{
"text": "The drug is widely known to cause birth defects."
},
{
"text": "There is evidence that air pollution can cause birth defects."
},
{
"text": "Over-breeding in pedigree dogs can cause major genetic defects in puppies."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdiːfekt/",
"audio": "de/defect/defect__gb_4.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdiːfekt/",
"audio": "de/defect/defect__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "noun 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’."
}