| admonish |
to find fault with or correct in a mild but firm way. [1/2 definitions] |
| blame |
to place responsibility on for a mistake or fault. [2/3 definitions] |
| blot |
a moral fault or disgrace. [1/8 definitions] |
| bug |
a mistake or fault that keeps something from working right. [1/4 definitions] |
| carping |
inclined to find fault or complain. |
| complaint |
something that one has found fault with. [1/3 definitions] |
| critical |
likely to find fault. [1/2 definitions] |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| culprit |
someone who is charged with or guilty of a mistake, fault, or crime. [1/2 definitions] |
| defective |
not perfect; having a fault or wrong part. |
| demerit |
a mark made on a person's record because of some fault or failure. |
| earthquake |
a shaking or other movement of part of the earth's surface, resulting from volcanic activity or the sudden release of tension along geologic fault lines. |
| escarpment |
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or fault line. [1/2 definitions] |
| excuse |
a reason offered to explain, or ask for pardon for, a fault. [1/5 definitions] |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| fault |
something wrong with a thing or person that causes problems for someone or something else. [1/4 definitions] |
| faultless |
without blemish, fault, or defect. |
| feet of clay |
a serious, unsuspected fault in someone who is exceptionally admired. |
| flaw1 |
a fault or defect. [1/3 definitions] |
| frailty |
a fault or defect, esp. in one's moral character. [1/2 definitions] |
| fussbudget |
(informal) one who is excessively worried or tends to find fault over trivial details. |