The meaning of Defective

adjective

Past participle of break1.

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

adjective

Past participle of break

Usage examples:

My camera is broken., a broken line, he spoke very broken english., after his wife's death, he seem…

adjective

Damaged and showing lines on the surface from having split without coming apart.

Usage examples:

The old pipes were cracked and leaking

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.

Usage examples:

This diet is deficient in vitamin b

adjective

Lacking or not good enough

Usage examples:

A diet that is deficient in protein is harmful to children.

adjective

Not working or made correctly; having defects.

Usage examples:

A faulty brake

adjective

Not working correctly, or not correct

Usage examples:

Faulty brakes, his arguments were based on faulty reasoning.

adjective

Not working correctly

Usage examples:

The company recalled over 500,000 cars last year because of a faulty connection in their new model.…

adjective

Having or characterized by a fundamental weakness or imperfection.

Usage examples:

A fatally flawed strategy

verb

Mar, weaken, or invalidate (something).

Usage examples:

The computer game was flawed by poor programming

adjective

Having or containing one or more faults, mistakes, or weaknesses

Usage examples:

Don't rush to another flawed conclusion., badly/deeply/seriously flawed these results were the outc…

adjective

Not perfect; faulty or incomplete.

Usage examples:

An imperfect grasp of english

noun

The imperfect tense.

adjective

Not perfect or not complete

Usage examples:

Our rule of law is still imperfect, but it’s better than having no laws at all., [ c ] investigator…

adjective

Not having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

Incomplete carvings of cattle

adjective

Lacking some parts, or not finished

Usage examples:

The polls have closed but the results of the election are still incomplete., he failed to hand in h…

adjective

Not working or taking effect.

Usage examples:

The act may be rendered inoperative

adjective

If a law or rule is inoperative, it does not have any effect and cannot be used

Usage examples:

Legislation to repeal inoperative provisions in the tax law was approved., make/render sth inoperat…

verb

(of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally.

Usage examples:

The unit is clearly malfunctioning

noun

A failure to function normally.

Usage examples:

A computer malfunction

verb

Present participle of malfunction

adjective

(of a machine, system etc.) not working, or not working in the correct or usual way

Usage examples:

Non-functioning traffic lights at the junction had caused the crash., following the break-in, the c…

phrase

(of a device) not working properly or at all.

Usage examples:

The elevator was out of order

phrase

Not in the correct sequence.

Usage examples:

He recorded the seven pieces out of order

phrase

Not according to the rules of a meeting, legislative assembly, etc.

Usage examples:

He ruled the objection out of order

verb

Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object.

Usage examples:

The car's paintwork was battered and scratched

noun

A mark or wound made by scratching.

Usage examples:

The scratches on her arm were throbbing

noun

A technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forwards to give a rhythmic scratching effect.

Usage examples:

A scratch mix

adjective

Badly made or done.

Usage examples:

We're not paying good money for shoddy goods

noun

An inferior quality yarn or fabric made from the shredded fibre of waste woollen cloth or clippings.

Usage examples:

The production of shoddy and mattress stuffing

adjective

Made or done without care

Usage examples:

The furniture is shoddy and cheap.

verb

Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.

Usage examples:

I tore up the letter

adjective

Split by being pulled or pierced with a sharp implement.

Usage examples:

He's wearing a torn jacket

adjective

Feeling that one is in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties.

Usage examples:

He must have been very torn about what he should do

adjective

Not safe or robust; in poor condition.

Usage examples:

The tower is structurally unsound

adjective

(esp. of activities) not suitable or acceptable

Usage examples:

He was involved in unsound banking practices., the bridge is structurally unsound.

adjective

Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy.

Usage examples:

She was recovering from flu, and was very weak

adjective

Lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break

Usage examples:

After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak., that old chair is very weak an…

adjective

Too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective

Usage examples:

Weak growth/market share/results there was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in may., we…