flaw
flaw Lexical Profile
flaw Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A fault, weakness, or mistake in someone's character, a plan, an argument, or a legal document that makes it less effective or invalid.
"The auditor discovered a serious flaw in the company's financial reporting system."
A mark, blemish, or other physical imperfection that mars a substance or object.
"The jeweler examined the diamond through a loupe and found a tiny internal flaw."
A brief, sudden gust of wind or a short-lived squall of rough weather.
"The sailors quickly reefed the sails as a sudden flaw swept across the bay."
• verb
To mar, weaken, or impair the perfection, validity, or soundness of something.
"A series of sampling errors flawed the conclusions of the sociological study."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English flawe ('flake, spark, or fragment'), likely borrowed from Old Norse flaga ('slab of stone or layer of earth'), which shifted from meaning a physical splinter or crack to an abstract defect.