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   imperfection

   /ˌɪmpəˈfɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a fault, blemish, or undesirable feature: "the imperfections and injustices in our political system" Similar defectfaultflawdeformitydiscolorationdisfigurementcrackbreakscratchchipdentpitnotchnickblemishstainspotmarkstreakflawfaultfailingdeficiencyweaknessweak pointweak spotshortcomingfallibilityfrailtyinfirmityfoibleinadequacylimitationAchilles heelchink in one's armourinformal:hang-upOpposite strength
   • ▪ the state of being faulty or incomplete: "he accepted me without question, in all my imperfection" Similar flawsfaultsfaultinessirregularityabnormalitydistortiondeformitymalformationmisshapennessuglinessdisfigurementincompletenesspatchinesspartialnessdeficiencyroughnesscrudenessOpposite perfectioncompleteness

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin imperfectio(n-), from imperfectus (see imperfect).

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