Thesaurus / imperfection
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Many assumed that despite its imperfections, Myanmar’s political evolution would continue with Suu Kyi as head of the civilian government and with entrenched powers for the military, led by Min Aung Hlaing.
IN MYANMAR COUP, SUU KYI’S OUSTER HERALDS RETURN TO MILITARY RULESHIBANI MAHTANI, TIMOTHY MCLAUGHLINFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTLooking ahead to the year 2030, I put my bet on democracy because it’s the best idea humanity has ever had, despite all of its obvious imperfections.
'WE NEED A FUNDAMENTAL RESET.' SHOSHANA ZUBOFF ON BUILDING AN INTERNET THAT LETS DEMOCRACY FLOURISHBILLY PERRIGOJANUARY 22, 2021TIMEThat’s not perfect but neither are humans, Bruzzone points out, much less the combined efforts of hundreds of humans all with their own imperfections.
ASTRONOMERS MADE A POOR BOT COUNT 100,000 MOON CRATERSCHARLIE WOODDECEMBER 23, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEThat’s what allows us to descend into the valleys of imperfection to later climb the peaks of perfection.
WHY IT PAYS TO PLAY AROUND - ISSUE 94: EVOLVINGANDREAS WAGNERDECEMBER 16, 2020NAUTILUSMastercard is hoping that disclosing some of its internal imperfections will help it close its gender and racial pay gaps for employees.
WHY MASTERCARD IS PUBLICLY TRYING TO FIX ITS GENDER AND RACIAL PAY GAPSMARIA ASPANDECEMBER 6, 2020FORTUNEThe Skin Smoothing effect looks like something you’d find in Snapchat or another automatic “portrait” retouching app meant to hide skin imperfections.
PHOTOSHOP’S NEURAL FILTERS CAN ALTER PEOPLE’S EXPRESSIONS IN CONVINCING—AND NIGHTMARISH—WAYSSTAN HORACZEKOCTOBER 22, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEWhere these overtones are interfered with by any imperfection in the instrument the result is a harsh or imperfect sound.
EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICKThis is often due to a law of nature rather than to imperfection of design or workmanship.
THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLERBecause of the church's imperfection, none of her procedures harmonize completely, either with one another, or with the truth.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAMAn imperfect vow, on account of its imperfection, would require correction.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAMWORDS RELATED TO IMPERFECTION
- affliction
- ailing
- ailment
- confinement
- debilitation
- debility
- decay
- decrepitude
- defect
- deficiency
- delicacy
- delicateness
- disease
- diseasedness
- disorder
- failing
- fault
- feebleness
- flimsiness
- flu
- fragileness
- fragility
- frailness
- frailty
- ill health
- imperfection
- indisposition
- insubstantiality
- malady
- malaise
- puniness
- shortcoming
- sickliness
- unhealth
- unhealthiness
- unsubstantiality
- unwellness
- vulnerability
- weakliness
- weakness
- affliction
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- decay
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- defect
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- delicacy
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- disease
- diseasedness
- disorder
- failing
- fault
- feebleness
- flimsiness
- flu
- fragileness
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- malady
- malaise
- puniness
- shortcoming
- sickliness
- unhealth
- unhealthiness
- unsoundness
- unwellness
- vulnerability
- weakliness
- weakness
- carnalities
- corruptions
- debasement
- debauchery
- decay
- degeneracies
- depravities
- evildoings
- evils
- ills
- immorality
- indecencies
- iniquities
- lecheries
- lewdness
- libidinousnesses
- licentiousness
- looseness
- lubricities
- lust
- maleficences
- malignances
- offenses
- perversions
- profligacy
- rots
- sensuality
- squalor
- transgressions
- trespasses
- venality
- wickedness
- wrongs
- Achilles heel
- appetite
- blemish
- chink in armor
- debility
- decrepitude
- deficiency
- delicacy
- enervation
- failing
- faintness
- fault
- feebleness
- flaw
- foible
- fondness
- fragility
- frailty
- gap
- impairment
- imperfection
- impotence
- inclination
- inconstancy
- indecision
- infirmity
- instability
- invalidity
- irresolution
- lack
- languor
- lapse
- liking
- passion
- penchant
- powerlessness
- predilection
- proclivity
- prostration
- senility
- shortcoming
- soft spot
- sore point
- taste
- vice
- vitiation
- vulnerability
- affliction
- ailing
- ailment
- confinement
- debilitation
- debility
- decay
- decrepitude
- defect
- deficiency
- delicacy
- delicateness
- disease
- diseasedness
- disorder
- failing
- fault
- feebleness
- flimsiness
- flu
- fragileness
- fragility
- frailness
- frailty
- ill health
- imperfection
- indisposition
- insubstantiality
- malady
- malaise
- puniness
- shortcoming
- sickliness
- unhealth
- unhealthiness
- unsoundness
- unsubstantiality
- unwellness
- vulnerability
- weakness
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