Driving a car with a brake defect is dangerous.
From the Latin defēctus , a defect is an imperfection in someone or something . The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) defines the term as the lack of some quality of something .
For example: "I would like to change these pants: they have a defect at the knee" , "Analysts declared that the German firm's new car is almost perfect since it is very difficult to find any defect in it" , "The tendency to exaggerate is your worst defect" .
Types of defects
The concept is used as a synonym for error , fault or defect . Defects can be perceptible by the senses (such as a shirt with a missing button), can be noticed in the functioning of something (a car with brake problems) or can be linked to something more symbolic or subjective (a person's moral defects).
Human beings tend to recognize two types of defects in themselves or in others: physical defects and internal defects . Physical defects are usually associated with an ideal of beauty and can be concealed with various techniques (certain clothing, makeup, etc.).
Not controlling emotions is a defect that can cause problems in social relationships.
Physical problems
However, it should be noted that at a physical level there are a number of serious defects that can, in some cases, result in the person in question having to undergo a series of surgical interventions to ensure that their organs and their functioning are not affected.
For example, there are neural tube defects, which are identified as being congenital and affecting both the spinal cord and the brain. There are various types of these defects, but the most common are anencephaly and spina bifida, which causes inability to move the legs.
On the other hand, there is also what is called a ventricular septal defect, which, as its name indicates, directly affects the heart. Specifically, what it means is that the person who has it has an abnormal opening in the wall that separates the two ventricles of the heart.
This defect is also congenital and can cause the person in question to have a series of serious physical problems that can lead to other cardiac defects. However, some of them are usually corrected in an operating room so that the patient can lead a life that is as normal as possible.
Internal defects
Internal defects, on the other hand, are linked to an attitude or behavior that is harmful to the person or to other people.
Psychologists insist that people must recognize and accept their own and others' defects. This is the only possible way to achieve well-being and develop harmonious coexistence.
The term in law
For the law , finally, a formal defect is a fault that derives from a violation of procedural rules.
These defects may render judicial proceedings void.