defects

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blemish, imperfection n.
break from belief, faith v.

NOUN

blemish, imperfection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bug crack deficiency deformity error fault flaw glitch injury irregularity lack mistake shortage shortcoming weakness

STRONG

birthmark blot blotch break catch check discoloration drawback failing foible frailty gap gremlin hole infirmity kink knot mark marring patch rift scar scarcity scratch seam second sin speck spot stain taint unsoundness vice want

WEAK

rough spot weak point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance accuracy advantage benefit blessing certainty correction correctness enough good perfection plenty right strength strong point success sufficiency truth

STRONG

blank boon clarity cleanliness closure line

WEAK

improvement

VERB

break from belief, faith

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon abscond depart desert pull out quit reject renounce revolt withdraw

STRONG

apostatize forsake go lapse leave rat rebel renege schism spurn tergiversate turn

WEAK

back out break faith change sides fall away from go back on go over go over the fence run out sell out take a walk tergiverse turn coat walk out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve come continue persevere remain stay support

WEAK

come in join

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defects

This is not the first case in which a surrogate has refused to terminate a pregnancy after the intended parents learned that the fetus had serious birth defects.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

They began by studying genetic data from several thousand patients with congenital heart defects.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

He also acknowledged that if the U.S. slows AI development alongside China, and the latter defects, it could lead to China’s geopolitical dominance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

After the initial excitement, they soon started to find defects and decided to hire the snagger.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Not all defects could be explained so congenially.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston