{
  "pronunciations": {
    "phonetic": "f\u0254lt",
    "listenurl": "/var/www/html/blab/mp3/dic/fault.mp3",
    "transkor": "\uacb0\ud568."
  },
  "meansorg": [
    {
      "type": "Noun",
      "etymologies": "Middle English faut(e) \u2018lack, failing\u2019, from Old French, based on Latin fallere \u2018deceive\u2019. The -l- was added (in French and English) in the 15th century to conform with the Latin word, but did not become standard in English until the 17th century, remaining silent in pronunciation until well into the 18th",
      "definitions": "an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "flaw"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "fault"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "failing"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "deficiency"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "weakness"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "weak point"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "weak spot"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "shortcoming"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "fallibility"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "frailty"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "infirmity"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "foible"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "inadequacy"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "limitation"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "flaws"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "faults"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "faultiness"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "irregularity"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "abnormality"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "distortion"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "deformity"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "malformation"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "misshapenness"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "my worst fault is impatience"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "Verb",
      "etymologies": "",
      "definitions": "criticize for inadequacy or mistakes",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "find fault with"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "find lacking"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "her colleagues and superiors could not fault her dedication to the job",
        "you cannot fault him for the professionalism of his approach"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "meanskor": [
    {
      "type": "\uba85\uc0ac",
      "etymologies": "\uc911\uc138 \uc601\uc5b4 faut(e) '\ubd80\uc871\ud558\ub2e4, \uc2e4\ud328\ud558\ub2e4', \ub77c\ud2f4\uc5b4 faller '\uc18d\uc774\ub2e4'\uc5d0 \uae30\ucd08\ud55c \uace0\ub300 \ud504\ub791\uc2a4\uc5b4\uc5d0\uc11c \uc720\ub798\ud588\ub2e4. -l-\ub294 15\uc138\uae30\uc5d0 (\ud504\ub791\uc2a4\uc5b4\uc640 \uc601\uc5b4\uc5d0\uc11c) \ub77c\ud2f4\uc5b4\uc640 \uc77c\uce58\ud558\uae30 \uc704\ud574 \ucd94\uac00\ub418\uc5c8\uc9c0\ub9cc, 17\uc138\uae30\uae4c\uc9c0 \uc601\uc5b4\uc5d0\uc11c \ud45c\uc900\uc774 \ub418\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc558\uace0, 18\uc138\uae30\uae4c\uc9c0 \ubc1c\uc74c\uc774 \uc870\uc6a9\ud588\ub2e4.",
      "definitions": "\ud2b9\ud788 \uc791\ud488\uc774\ub098 \uc0ac\ub78c\uc758 \uc131\uaca9\uc5d0 \uc788\uc5b4\uc11c \ub9e4\ub825\uc801\uc774\uc9c0 \uc54a\uac70\ub098 \ubd88\ub9cc\uc871\uc2a4\ub7ec\uc6b4 \ud2b9\uc9d5.",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "flaw"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "fault"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "failing"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "deficiency"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "weakness"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "weak point"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "weak spot"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "shortcoming"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "fallibility"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "frailty"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "infirmity"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "foible"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "inadequacy"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "limitation"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "flaws"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "faults"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "faultiness"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "irregularity"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "abnormality"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "distortion"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "deformity"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "malformation"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "misshapenness"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "\ub098\uc758 \ucd5c\uc545\uc758 \uc798\ubabb\uc740 \uc870\uae09\uc99d\uc774\ub2e4."
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "\ub3d9\uc0ac",
      "etymologies": "",
      "definitions": "\ubd88\ucda9\ubd84\ud558\uac70\ub098 \uc2e4\uc218\ud55c \uac83\uc744 \ube44\ud310\ud558\ub2e4.",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "find fault with"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "find lacking"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "\uadf8\ub140\uc758 \ub3d9\ub8cc\ub4e4\uacfc \uc0c1\uc0ac\ub4e4\uc740 \uadf8 \uc77c\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uadf8\ub140\uc758 \ud5cc\uc2e0\uc744 \ub098\ubb34\ub784 \uc218 \uc5c6\uc5c8\ub2e4.",
        "\ub2f9\uc2e0\uc740 \uadf8\uc758 \uc811\uadfc\ubc95\uc758 \uc804\ubb38\uc131\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \uadf8\ub97c \ube44\ub09c\ud560 \uc218 \uc5c6\ub2e4."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "allphrases": [
    "at fault",
    "find fault",
    "\u2014 to a fault"
  ],
  "arrphraseskor": [
    "\uc798\ubabb\ud558\uc5ec",
    "\ud2b8\uc9d1\uc744 \uc7a1\ub2e4",
    "\u2014 \uc798\ubabb\ud574\uc11c"
  ]
}