Term: flaw

flaw (noun) /flɔː/

Similar to: defect; fault; imperfection; weakness; blemish
Definition: a small fault or mistake that makes something less than perfect; a weakness in a person’s character or a plan.
Translation: trūkums, defekts, nepilnība, vainas
Examples: “The diamond has a tiny flaw that is only visible under a microscope.” “There is a fundamental flaw in your argument that makes the conclusion wrong.” “He is a great leader, but his quick temper is a significant character flaw.”

flaw (verb) /flɔː/

Similar to: mar; spoil; damage; compromise; weaken
Definition: to cause something to be imperfect or less effective.
Translation: bojāt, pavājināt, padarīt nepilnīgu
Examples: “The beauty of the landscape was flawed by the presence of the large factory.” “Technical problems flawed what was otherwise a brilliant performance.” “The study was seriously flawed by the small number of participants.”

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

flaw (noun)

a sudden brief burst of wind , also a spell of stormy weather

obsolete an outburst especially of passion

flaw (noun)

a) a defect in physical structure or form - a diamond with a flaw

b) an imperfection or weakness and especially one that detracts from the whole or hinders effectiveness - vanity was the flaw in his character a flaw in the book's plot

obsolete - fragment

flaw (verb)

transitive verb

intransitive verb

to make in - flaws mar to become defective

Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus

flaw (noun)

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing

SYNONYMS:

blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark, scar

RELATED WORDS:

abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape; bug, glitch, kink; blot, blur, spot, stain, taint; damage, defacement, impairment, injury; failing, weakness

NEAR ANTONYMS:

adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament

flaw (verb)

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

SYNONYMS:

blemish, bloody, break, compromise, crab, cripple, cross (up), deface, disfigure, endamage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil, vitiate

RELATED WORDS:

deteriorate, enervate, enfeeble, undermine, weaken; erode, scour, wash out, wear (away); blight, tarnish; dent, ding, dint; botch, gum (up), queer; lacerate, wound; disable, hamstring, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, torment, torture; annihilate, bang up, bash, batter, clobber, crush, dash, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, pulverize, raze, ruin, scourge, shatter, smash, tear down, total, waste, wipe out, wreck

NEAR ANTONYMS:

cure, heal, help, rectify, rehabilitate, remedy; edit, remodel, revise; ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine

doctor, fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, revamp

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