A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); SYN. defect.

ETYM Old Eng. faut, faute, French faute (cf. Italian, Spanish, and Portu. falta), from a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., from Latin fallere to deceive. Related to Fail, Default.
1. Responsibility for a bad situation or event.
2. A serve that lands outside the prescribed area.
3. (Geology) A fracture in the earth's crust with displacement of one side with respect to the other; SYN. geological fault, fault line, fracture, break. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. flai, flaw flake; cf. Swed. flaga flaw, crack, breach, flake, Dutch vlaag gust of wind, Norw. flage, flaag, and Eng. flag a flat stone.
1. A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or fabrication.
2. A defect; a fault.
3. A shortcoming, especially in moral character.

ETYM Latin imperfectio: cf. French imperfection. Related to Imperfect.
The state or an instance of being imperfect; SYN. imperfectness.