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fault in Malay

salah

/fɔːlt//fɔlt/

fault in Malay: salah, sesar, sesaran, gelinciran. In English, fault means culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.

Malay words for fault

mistake or error
salah
geology: fracture
sesar, sesaran, gelinciran

English meaning of fault

  1. noun Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
  2. noun A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
  3. noun A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which increases one's risk of danger or difficulty.
  4. noun A strongly undesirable variation of food or drink caused by impurity or contamination.

Full definition of fault

fault in a sentence

  • No, don't blame yourself. It's my fault that we lost the game.
  • I told them the pie was still too hot. If they burn their tongues, that's their fault.
  • Despite all her faults, she’s a good person at heart.

Synonyms of fault

All synonyms of fault

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Questions about fault in Malay

What is the meaning of fault in Malay?
Fault in Malay is salah, sesar, sesaran, gelinciran.
Apakah maksud fault dalam bahasa Melayu?
Fault: salah, sesar, sesaran, gelinciran.
What does fault mean in English?
Fault means culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fault (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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