DEFECTIVENESS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

defectiveness

noun

Definition of defectiveness

as in impairment

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Recent Examples of defectiveness This worry about defectiveness can lead to a panicked call for literature’s redemption. — Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Authorities have not confirmed whether the driver acted intentionally, or whether a medical emergency, impairment or another factor caused the deadly crash.

— Brittany Miller , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Investigators have ruled out impairment as a factor in the crash.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of impairment

Noun

Most companies have policies addressing pregnancy, disability and other health conditions.

— Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Additionally, ethnic and Indigenous minorities, such as the Roma people in Europe and the Uyghur people in China, are targets of the practice, as are people with disabilities and transgender and intersex persons.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of disability

Noun

In the documentation, the company is candid about its failings.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
The Army report highlighted how the air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport could have prevented the crash, but also acknowledged the military’s own failings and other contributing factors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of failing

Noun

One thing Stearns has trusted, perhaps to his detriment, is the Mets’ statistical model to evaluate player performance.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Because of that, experts say there is no detriment to English learning when a child is also exposed to another language.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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