defectiveness

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When I look at photographs of my 22-year-old self, so convinced of her own defectiveness, I see a perfectly normal girl and I think about aliens.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2016

The standard reactions to her artistic defectiveness were masochistic joy and a perverse desire to share the spectacularly failed artwork with others.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2013

The distinction between irregularity and defectiveness has been foreshadowed.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

Its defectiveness of numbers did not constitute its only weakness.

From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by Marshall, John

This flattening under test naturally drew attention to the defectiveness of girder stays.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua