Want, lack, shortage, absence of. Obsolete.

Default, shortcoming. Obsolete.

= brest, n., ‘defect, want’.

Of a thing: = insufficiency, n. 2. Now rare.

Of a thing: Deficiency in effectiveness, force, quality, or amount; inadequacy.

A defect, failing, or fault; a shortcoming. Also: a physical blemish. Obsolete.

with a and plural: An instance of this condition; something wanting; a defect, an imperfection.

Failure to come up to a standard of excellence or to fulfil a duty; a defect. (Chiefly in plural).

A falling short; the amount by which a supply falls short, shortage, deficiency. Also, a decline; a shortcoming, a fault; a deficit, a gap; a loss…