faulty
/ˈfɔːlti/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ॉल्टी
दोषपूर्ण, खराब, त्रुटिपूर्ण
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not perfect; not working or made correctly
दोषपूर्ण, खराब, त्रुटिपूर्ण
- a faulty switch caused the fire
- Return the faulty phone to the shop.
- A faulty wire caused the short circuit.
+ 2 more examples
- The shop replaced the faulty fan free of charge.
- Faulty brakes led to the bus accident.
Synonyms defective broken malfunctioning out of order flawed
- 2
(of a way of thinking) wrong or containing mistakes
(तर्क) गलत, भ्रामक
- faulty reasoning
- His argument is faulty because it is based on incorrect numbers.
- His conclusion is faulty because he ignored the second set of data.
+ 2 more examples
- The faulty logic in your answer cost you two marks.
- Faulty planning led to the project's failure.
Synonyms flawed unsound fallacious incorrect
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
faulty + noun
Describes equipment or a product that does not work correctly: faulty wiring, a faulty switch.
ऐसे उपकरण या उत्पाद का वर्णन करता है जो ठीक से काम नहीं करता: जैसे faulty wiring, faulty switch।
- A faulty switch caused the short circuit.
- I returned the faulty phone to the shop.
faulty reasoning / logic / argument
Describes thinking that contains mistakes.
ऐसी सोच का वर्णन करता है जिसमें त्रुटियाँ हों।
- His conclusion rests on faulty logic.
- The report relied on faulty data.
be faulty
After be it says that a thing is defective. It is not used for people.
Be के बाद यह बताता है कि कोई वस्तु दोषपूर्ण है। इसका प्रयोग व्यक्तियों के लिए नहीं होता।
- The brakes were faulty.
a fault in / with sth
The noun is fault: a fault in the machine or with the design, not a faulty.
Noun 'fault' है: a fault in the machine या with the design, 'a faulty' नहीं।
- The engineer found a fault in the wiring.
+Collocations 4
faulty + noun
wiringbrakesdesignequipmentmeter
- Faulty wiring was the cause of the fire.
faulty + abstract noun
logicreasoningjudgementassumptionmemory
- The theory is based on a faulty assumption.
verb + faulty
proveturn outdeclarefind sthbe
- The meter was found faulty.
faulty + product word
productgoodspartmodel
- The company recalled the faulty model.
“More examples 5
- The train was late because of a faulty signal.
दोषपूर्ण सिग्नल के कारण रेलगाड़ी देर से आई।
- The shopkeeper replaced the faulty fan without any charge.
दुकानदार ने ख़राब पंखा बिना किसी शुल्क के बदल दिया।
- A faulty argument cannot win a debate.
त्रुटिपूर्ण तर्क वाद-विवाद नहीं जीत सकता।
- Radhika complained that the calculator was faulty.
राधिका ने शिकायत की कि कैलकुलेटर ख़राब है।
- Faulty construction led to the collapse of the wall.
दोषपूर्ण निर्माण के कारण दीवार गिर गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ There is a faulty in the switch.
✓ There is a fault in the switch.
After a, a noun is needed; fault is the noun, faulty is the adjective.
'A' के बाद noun चाहिए; 'fault' noun है और 'faulty' adjective है।
✗ The mechanic changed the fault wire.
✓ The mechanic changed the faulty wire.
An adjective is needed before wire; fault is a noun.
Wire से पहले adjective चाहिए; 'fault' noun है, इसलिए 'faulty' लिखें।
✗ The accident was due to faulty of the driver.
✓ The accident was due to the driver's fault.
Faulty is an adjective and cannot be followed by of; use the noun fault.
'Faulty' adjective है और इसके बाद of नहीं आ सकता; noun 'fault' का प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Faulty, defective and broken all describe things that do not work, but they differ in cause and degree.
Faulty, defective और broken तीनों उन चीज़ों का वर्णन करते हैं जो काम नहीं करतीं, पर कारण और मात्रा में अंतर है।
Not working properly because of an error in making or design.
बनावट या डिज़ाइन की त्रुटि के कारण ठीक से काम न करने वाला।
- A faulty heater.
A more formal word for a product with a fault from the start.
शुरू से ही दोष वाले उत्पाद के लिए अधिक formal शब्द।
- A defective batch of tablets.
Damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.
क्षतिग्रस्त और अब साबुत या चालू हालत में नहीं।
- A broken window.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
faul·ty
With -au- and -ty (not 'faultey').
-au- और अंत में -ty ('faultey' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the defect words together: faulty (not working properly), defective (with a manufacturing fault), flawed (having a weakness), malfunctioning (not working as it should).
दोष के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: faulty (ठीक से न चलने वाला), defective (निर्माण दोष वाला), flawed (कमज़ोरी वाला), malfunctioning (जैसा चाहिए वैसा न चलने वाला)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
To a fault (too much: 'generous to a fault').
Idiom 'to a fault' (बहुत ज़्यादा: 'generous to a fault')।