has been defecting

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of defect (3rd person singular).
  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