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flaw /flɔː $ flɒː/ noun [countable]1a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect SYN defectflaw ina flaw in the softwareserious/major/basic/minor etc flawa slight flaw in the glassA design flaw (=a mistake or weakness in the way something was made) caused the engine to explode.2a mistake or problem in an argument, plan, set of ideas etcflaw ofBeautiful scenery does not make up for the flaws of this film.flaw inThere is a fundamental flaw in Walton’s argument.fatal flaw (=a weakness that makes something certain to fail)3a fault in someone’s character:Jealousy is Othello’s major flaw.the President’s character flawsTHESAURUSsomething wrongfault a problem in a machine, system, design etc that causes damage or makes it not work properly: The fire was caused by an electrical fault. | a fault in the enginedefect a fault in something such as a product or machine, resulting from the way it was made or designed: Cars are tested for defects before they leave the factory.weakness a part of a plan, system, or argument that is not as good as the other parts, and makes it likely to fail: What are the strengths and weaknesses of each method?flaw a fault in a plan, system, argument etc, especially one that makes it useless or not effective: Your argument has a fundamental flaw. | There was one major flaw in his suggestion – we didn’t have enough money.bug a fault in a computer program: A bug in the system was quickly fixed.glitch a small fault in the way something works, that can usually be easily corrected: I noticed a small glitch when installing the software.mistake something that is wrong in someone’s spelling, grammar, calculations etc: The article was full of spelling mistakes.there’s something wrong with something used when saying that there is a problem in a machine, car etc, but you do not know what it is: There’s something wrong with the computer – it won’t close down.

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