faults
Cracks in character
Faults are defects, flaws, or imperfections—things wrong with something or someone.
A person's faults are their shortcomings: His biggest fault is impatience.
In geology, a fault is a fracture in the earth's crust where rock masses have shifted.
In tennis and volleyball, a fault is a serve that fails to land in bounds.
To fault someone is to criticize them: You can't fault her for trying.
To be at fault is to bear responsibility for something that went wrong.
Fault or shortcoming
- flawImperfection in something
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
- weaknessDeficiency in force
deficiency · bug · glitch · error · malfunction · inadequacy · drawback · limitation
Crustal fracture zone
- fractureSplit in hard material
- riftCrack or estrangement
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- crackNarrow break or attempt
slip · shear · displacement · scarp · thrust · strike-slip · transform · rupture
Claim someone did wrong
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- scapegoatUnfairly blamed person
- finger-pointingAssigning blame openly
reproach · criticism · condemnation · liability · censure · judgment · rebuke · reprimand
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
repentance · self-reproach · conscience · penance · atonement · compunction · self-blame · culpability
imperfection
Fault or shortcoming
- flawImperfection in something
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
weakness · deficiency · bug · glitch · error · malfunction · inadequacy · drawback · limitation · irregularity
faultline
Crustal fracture zone
crack · slip · shear · displacement · scarp · thrust · strike-slip · transform · rupture · graben
accusation
Claim someone did wrong
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- scapegoatUnfairly blamed person
finger-pointing · reproach · criticism · condemnation · liability · censure · judgment · rebuke · reprimand · incrimination
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
confession · repentance · self-reproach · conscience · penance · atonement · compunction · self-blame · culpability · absolution
- earthquakesearthquake, quake, earthquakes, quakes, epicenter
- flawsdefect, flaw, blemish, flaws, imperfections
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors
- geologybedrock, rock, basalt, metamorphic rocks, mineral
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
faultsstrengths
Powers or capabilities
virtues · merits · assets · strong points · gifts
faultspraises
Verbally commends
credits · commendations · accolades · plaudits · compliments
faultsfeatures
Distinctive qualities or aspects
benefits · advantages · functions · capabilities · selling points
- my faultAdmission of responsibility
- your faultBlame assigned to you
- at faultDeserving blame
- not my faultDenial of responsibility
- finding faultIdentifying errors or shortcomings
- find faultExpress disapproval of imperfections
fault, faulty, default, faultless, faulted, defaults, defaulter, faulting, faultfinding