flawed

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flawed

/flɔːd/ UK
/floːd/ Australia, British, New Zealand
/flɔd/ US
/flɑd/ US, cot caught merger
/flɔd/ Scotland

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

adjective more flawed · most flawed

Having a flaw or imperfection. Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.
Opposite: perfect, flawless, indefectible, faultless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, infallible, irreproachable, pristine, unblemished

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: imperfect, blemished, faulty, defective, dud, dysfunctional, malfunctioning, failed, deficient, bad, inadequate, insufficient, wrongful, misplaced, unsatisfactory, substandard

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adj having a flaw

Español	fallado
Français	déficient, incorrect
Deutsch	fehlerhaft, brüchig

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"flawed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flawed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{flawed_2026,
  title = {flawed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flawed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}