imperfection

noun

1 the glass is free from bubbles and other imperfections:

defect, fault, flaw, deformity, discoloration, disfigurement;

crack, break, scratch, chip, dent, pit, notch, nick;

blemish, stain, spot, mark, streak.

2 he was aware of his own imperfections:

flaw, fault, failing, deficiency, weakness, weak point, weak spot, shortcoming, fallibility, frailty, infirmity, foible, inadequacy, limitation;

Achilles heel, chink in one's armour;

informal hang-up.

▷antonyms strength.

3 nature is full of imperfection:

flaws, faults, faultiness, irregularity, abnormality, distortion, deformity, malformation, misshapenness;

ugliness, disfigurement.

▷antonyms perfection.

4 the imperfection of the fossil record:

incompleteness, patchiness, partialness, deficiency;

roughness, crudeness.

▷antonyms completeness.

word links	imperfection
atelophobia fear of imperfection

choose the right word	imperfection, blemish, flaw
See blemish.

imperfection Oxford Dictionary of English