TO FIND FAULT

Definition: TO FIND FAULT

TO FIND FAULT

1. To find reason for blaming or complaining; to express dissatisfaction; to complain; -- followed by with before the thing complained of; but formerly by at. ``Matter to find fault at.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia). Syn: -- Error; blemish; defect; imperfection; weakness; blunder; failing; vice. Usage: Fault , Failing , Defect , Foible . A fault is positive, something morally wrong; a failing is negative, some weakness or falling short in a man's character, disposition, or habits; a defect is also negative, and as applied to character is the absence of anything which is necessary to its completeness or perfection; a foible is a less important weakness, which we overlook or smile at. A man may have many failings, and yet commit but few faults; or his faults and failings may be few, while his foibles are obvious to all. The faults of a friend are often palliated or explained away into mere defects, and the defects or foibles of an enemy exaggerated into faults. ``I have failings in common with every human being, besides my own peculiar faults; but of avarice I have generally held myself guiltless.'' --Fox. ``Presumption and self-applause are the foibles of mankind.'' --Waterland.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: TO FIND FAULT

Is it not a brother's job to find fault with his sister? (Emma; writing credit: Douglas McGrath)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

It may perhaps be censured as an impertinent criticism, in a discourse of this nature, to find fault with words and names, that have obtained in the world: and yet possibly it may not be amiss to offer new ones, when the old are apt to lead men into mistakes, as this of paternal power probably has done, which seems so to place the power of parents over their children wholly in the father, as if the mother had no share in it; whereas, if we consult reason or revelation, we shall find, she hath an equal title. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Alice turned round, ready to find fault with anybody.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "TO FIND FAULT": To find fault with. Additional references.

German

an jemandem etwas auszusetzen haben (to find fault with someone). (various references)

Hungarian

megjegyzéseket tesz (to comment on, to find fault with sy), kritizál (badmouth, criticize, to criticise, to criticize, to find fault with, to get down on sy, to kick, to pass strictures on, to pass strictures upon, to reflect on, to slag, to slag off), hibásnak talál (to find fault with), gáncsoskodik (to crab, to find fault with), bírál (to criticize, to find fault with sy). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

見附る (to be familiar, to detect, to discover, to find out, to locate), 見つける (to be familiar, to detect, to discover, to find out, to locate), 見付ける (to be familiar, to detect, to discover, to find out, to locate), �'�める (to aggravate, to blame, to take someone to task). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

みつける (to be familiar, to detect, to discover, to find out, to locate), とがめる (to aggravate, to blame, to take someone to task). (various references)

Pig Latin

otay indfay aultfay

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-4 letters: antiflu, fanfold, outfind, outlaid, outlain, outland.

-5 letters: aidful, dalton, fantod, fitful, flaunt, fontal, indult, infold, ladino, latino, lattin, outfit, talion, tinful, toluid, tufoli, tuladi, unfold, unlaid, unload, untold.

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