Achilles-heel synonyms
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An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency.
heel of Achilles
chink in the armor
damaging weakness
A failure
To cause a flaw in; make defective:
The definition of foible is a small character flaw.
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forlorn-hope
A faint hope
(Physics) electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity).
tender spot
(Uncountable) Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
vulnerable point
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weak link
Find another word for achilles-heel. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for achilles-heel, like: defect, heel of Achilles, chink in the armor, damaging weakness, failing, flaw, foible, forlorn-hope, frailty, handicap and susceptibility.
