defective
/dɪˈfektɪv/adjective
उच्चारण डिफ़ेक्टिव
दोषपूर्ण
Core word
- 1
having a fault or faults; not perfect or complete
दोषपूर्ण
- defective goods
- The shopkeeper replaced the defective charger without asking for a receipt.
- The factory recalled thousands of defective helmets.
+ 2 more examples
- A defective switch caused the short circuit.
- He returned the defective phone to the dealer.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
defective + noun
Defective comes before a noun and means that the object has a fault and does not work properly.
'Defective' noun से पहले आता है और बताता है कि वस्तु में दोष है और वह ठीक से काम नहीं करती।
- The shop replaced the defective phone.
- A defective wire caused the fire.
be defective
After be, it describes the state of something faulty, often a product or a part.
'be' के बाद यह किसी दोषपूर्ण वस्तु, प्रायः उत्पाद या पुर्ज़े की स्थिति बताता है।
- The brakes were defective.
defective in + noun
Use in to name the part or quality that has the fault.
दोषयुक्त अंग या गुण बताने के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The machine is defective in its design.
defective (grammar / medical)
In grammar, a defective verb has missing forms (can, must); in medicine, defective vision means poor sight.
Grammar में defective verb के कुछ रूप नहीं होते (can, must); चिकित्सा में defective vision का अर्थ कमज़ोर दृष्टि है।
- 'Must' is a defective verb because it has no past form.
- Defective vision can be corrected with glasses.
+Collocations 4
defective + noun
goodsproductpartequipmentwiring
- Customers returned the defective goods.
adverb + defective
seriouslyslightlybadlyobviouslymechanically
- The bridge was found to be seriously defective.
verb + defective
provefinddeclarereplacereturn
- The inspector found the lift defective.
defective + in
designqualityconstructionmanufacturevision
- The helmets were defective in manufacture.
“More examples 5
- Radhika complained about the defective earphones she had bought online.
राधिका ने ऑनलाइन ख़रीदे दोषपूर्ण ईयरफ़ोन की शिकायत की।
- The company recalled all cars with defective airbags.
कंपनी ने दोषपूर्ण एयरबैग वाली सभी गाड़ियाँ वापस मँगवा लीं।
- The consumer court ordered a refund for the defective washing machine.
उपभोक्ता न्यायालय ने दोषपूर्ण वॉशिंग मशीन के लिए धन-वापसी का आदेश दिया।
- A defective traffic signal caused confusion at the crossing.
ख़राब ट्रैफ़िक सिग्नल से चौराहे पर भ्रम फैल गया।
- The teacher said that the child's defective pronunciation could be improved with practice.
शिक्षक ने कहा कि बच्चे का दोषपूर्ण उच्चारण अभ्यास से सुधर सकता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The shop sold me a deficient mobile phone.
✓ The shop sold me a defective mobile phone.
Deficient means lacking something; defective means faulty.
'Deficient' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ की कमी है; 'defective' का अर्थ दोषपूर्ण है।
✗ The bulb was defect.
✓ The bulb was defective.
Defect is a noun; the adjective is defective.
'Defect' noun है; विशेषण 'defective' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Defective, deficient and faulty are look-alikes with different meanings.
Defective, deficient और faulty मिलते-जुलते शब्द हैं, पर अर्थ अलग हैं।
Having a fault or flaw, so it does not work as it should.
जिसमें दोष हो और जो ठीक से काम न करे।
- The defective fan was returned.
Not having enough of something needed.
आवश्यक वस्तु की मात्रा पर्याप्त न होना।
- The soil is deficient in iron.
Everyday word, close to defective; used for machines and reasoning.
रोज़मर्रा का शब्द, defective के निकट; मशीनों और तर्क के लिए।
- His logic was faulty.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep apart defective (having a fault) and deficient (lacking something).
Defective (दोषपूर्ण) और deficient (कमी वाला) को अलग रखिए।