Meaning & use
fault
Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing, or a flaw or defect in something.
See it in a sentence
It was clearly his fault that the car ran out of gas on the highway.
The engineer discovered a fault in the bridge's design before construction began.
A note on using this word
In geology, 'fault' refers to a crack in the earth's crust along which rocks shift, as seen in the San Andreas Fault.
Words with a similar meaning
blameflaw
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To find something wrong with a person or their actions; to blame.
No one could fault her effort, even though the project ultimately failed.
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