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flawed

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /flɔːd/
  • Australian, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard: /floːd/
  • /flɔd/ without the cot–caught merger
  • cot-caught-merger: /flɑd/
  • US: cot-caught Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /flɔd/
  • rhymes with -ɔːd
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AO1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a flaw or imperfection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.
  • His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: perfect, flawless, indefectible, faultless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, infallible, irreproachable, pristine, unblemished

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having a blemish or flaw

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a flawed diamond
  • an irregular pair of jeans

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blemished

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English flaued, equivalent to flaw + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qüsurlu — having a flaw
  • Azerbaijani: nöqsanlı — having a flaw
  • Azerbaijani: kəsirli — having a flaw
  • Azerbaijani: natamam — having a flaw
  • Azerbaijani: eyibli — having a flaw
  • Bulgarian: дефектен (defekten) — having a flaw
  • Bulgarian: напукан (napukan) — having a flaw
  • Dutch: zwak — having a flaw
  • Dutch: onjuist — having a flaw
  • Esperanto: mankohava — having a flaw
  • Esperanto: difekta — having a flaw
  • Esperanto: difektita — having a flaw
  • Finnish: virheellinen — having a flaw
  • French: déficient — having a flaw
  • French: incorrect — having a flaw
  • German: fehlerhaft — having a flaw
  • German: brüchig — having a flaw
  • Irish: fabhtach — having a flaw
  • Latin: vitīosus — having a flaw
  • Latin: mendōsus — having a flaw
  • Māori: muhu — having a flaw
  • Spanish: fallado — having a flaw
  • Swedish: bristfällig — having a flaw
  • Turkish: kusurlu — having a flaw