{
    "term": "defect",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a fault in something or in the way it has been made that means that it is not perfect",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a defect in the glass"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Goods with slight defects are sold at half price."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The photograph shows slight defects due to age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book contains serious defects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The builders agreed to remedy the structural defects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A structural defect meant that the bridge could not be opened in time for the Millennium celebrations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The inspector found defects in the aircraft's construction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fundamental defect in the product"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This product is no longer on sale because of a manufacturing defect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "major defects in the education system"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a defect of her character"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people argue that the present system of voting has some serious defects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The manufacturer is responsible for any defects that may cause damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Vulnerable people are going short of money because of defects in the payment system."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fundamental", "major", "obvious"],
                "verb + defect": ["contain", "have", "suffer from"],
                "preposition": ["defect in", "defect of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a physical problem with part of somebody’s body or the way that it works",
            "labels": "(sometimes offensive)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a speech defect"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The child had a mild heart defect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has a congenital heart defect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Congenital defects occurred in 30% of babies born in areas where the weapons were used."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drug is widely known to cause birth defects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is evidence that air pollution can cause birth defects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Over-breeding in pedigree dogs can cause major genetic defects in puppies."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdiːfekt/",
                "audio": "de/defect/defect__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdiːfekt/",
                "audio": "de/defect/defect__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun late Middle English (as a noun, influenced by Old French defect ‘deficiency’): from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere ‘desert or fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’."
}