had been defecting

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of defect.
  defect

  noun

  a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in a machine.

Related Words

• bug
• crack
• deficiency
• deformity
• error
• fault
• flaw
• glitch
• injury
• irregularity
• lack
• mistake
• shortage
• shortcoming
• weakness