Hypernyms for "fault"
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balls-up
ballup
betise
blister
bloomer
blooper
blot
blunder
boner
boo-boo
botch
bug
bungle
cockup
confusion
distortion
double fault
flub
folly
foolishness
footfault
foul-up
fuckup
glitch
hole
imbecility
inclined fault
incursion
lapse
mess-up
miscalculation
miscue
misestimation
misreckoning
mix-up
offside
omission
oversight
parapraxis
pratfall
renege
revoke
skip
slip
slip-up
smear
smirch
spot
stain
strike-slip fault
stupidity
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.