Defectiveness

/dɪˈfɛktɪvnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or condition of being defective; the state of having faults, flaws, or failures.

Etymology

From 'defective' (Latin 'defectus' plus '-ive') plus English suffix '-ness' (state or quality). This creates an abstract noun from an adjective.

Kelly Says

Product recalls often cite 'defectiveness' as the legal and technical reason—when Tesla recalls a million cars or Tylenol gets pulled from shelves, 'defectiveness' is the formal term that triggers lawsuits and investigations.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አውጥ
aw-t
ARالعربية
عيوب
ay-oob
BNবাংলা
দুর্বলতা
dur-bol-ta
CACatalà
defectivitat
deh-fek-ti-vi-tat
CSČeština
chyby
chy-by
DADansk
defekte
deh-fek-te
DEDeutsch
Defektivität
deh-fek-ti-vit-at
ELΕλληνικά
σφάλμα
s-fal-ma
ESEspañol
defectividad
deh-fek-ti-vi-dad
FAفارسی
معیوب
ma-ey-oob
FISuomi
virheet
vir-hee-t
FRFrançais
défectueux
deh-fek-tyo
GUGU
અપૂર્ણતા
a-poor-n-ta
HAHA
baci
ba-chi
HEעברית
מוגבלות
mo-g-bal-ut
HIहिन्दी
दोषपूर्णता
doh-sh-poor-n-ta
HUMagyar
hiba
hee-ba
IDBahasa Indonesia
cacat
ca-cat
IGIG
egwu
eh-gwu
ITItaliano
difettivismo
deh-fek-ti-vi-smo
JA日本語
欠陥
ketsugan
KKKK
өтегенділік
o-te-gen-di-lik
KMKM
មានខុស
ma-an-khos
KO한국어
결함
gyeol-ham
MRMR
दोषपूर्णता
doh-sh-poor-n-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
cacat
ca-cat
MYမြန်မာ
မကောင်း
ma-ka-ng
NLNederlands
deffect
deh-fekt
NONorsk
defekte
deh-fek-te
PAPA
ਦੁਖ
duk-h
PLPolski
wadliwość
wad-li-wo-st
PTPortuguês
defeituosidade
deh-fay-too-soh-zi-dad
RORomână
defectivitate
deh-fek-ti-vi-tate
RUРусский
неисправность
ne-is-pa-v-nost
SVSvenska
defektering
deh-fek-te-ring
SWKiswahili
kosa
ko-sa
TAதமிழ்
தவறு
tava-ru
TEతెలుగు
లోపం
lo-pan
THไทย
ตำหนิ
tam-ni
TLTL
depektibo
deh-pek-ti-bo
TRTürkçe
defektiflik
deh-fek-tif-lik
UKУкраїнська
пошкодження
posh-ko-zhen-nya
URاردو
خراب
khe-rab
VITiếng Việt
lỗi
loi
YOYO
àwọ
ah-wo
ZH中文
缺陷
quēxiàn
ZUZU
ebuhlung
e-bu-hlung

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