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👁️ A sight problem 🖥️ A display flaw
visual defect

visual defect

4.2
A mistake in an image or design that looks wrong
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : defecto visual
  • After the update, several users reported a visual defect where thumbnails overlapped in the gallery view.

Examples

  • The designer marked the brochure's visual defect and asked the printer to correct the color mismatch immediately.

  • During testing, we logged a minor visual defect where the header gradient appeared pixelated on some devices.

  • The visual defect in the design was immediately noticeable.

  • Many users reported a visual defect in the latest update.

  • During testing, we logged a minor visual defect where the header gradient appeared pixelated on some devices.

  • The designer marked the brochure's visual defect and asked the printer to correct the color mismatch immediately.

  • After the update, several users reported a visual defect where thumbnails overlapped in the gallery view.

Synonyms

mistake
vsvisual defect
∞ 1.0

A wrong action or decision

concerns problems in how something looks or renders rather than an incorrect human action
bug
vsvisual defect
  • Specialized
211 2.8

An error in a computer program that makes it not work correctly

focuses on how things look or render rather than on system behavior errors
defect
vsvisual defect
150 3.4

A fault that makes something less useful or valuable

is about appearance or rendering issues specifically, not general functional faults
flaw
vsvisual defect
73 1.9

A small fault in an object or machine that makes it less useful

is specific to problems in how something looks or renders rather than physical faults

Antonyms

clearness
1 1.4

How easy something is to understand, for example an explanation

How Noticeable

visual defect
  • Jargon
4.2
to glitch
  • Specialized
3 5.8

Surface Forms

visual defect singular
visual defects plural

Morphology

visual + defect

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'visual' (related to sight/appearance) with 'defect' (a flaw), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a flaw in the visual appearance or rendering. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically predictable, making the phrase immediately comprehensible.

Etymology

Visual defect combines visual meaning 'seeing' and defect meaning 'fault'. Think of a printed poster with the wrong colour or a webpage where images overlap and look wrong, and that's why it means 'a visual problem in a product or interface'.