Dictionary

weak spot en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great.
   • It began with an insightful paper of Donnellan's in which he put his finger on the weak spot in the classical theory. 1977, Katz, The Neoclassical Theory of Reference:

Forms

Antonyms

forte

Hypernyms

flaw · defect

Hyponyms

feet of clay

Relateds

weak · danger

Synonyms

soft underbelly · weakness · Achilles heel · vulnerability · soft spot · glass jaw · weak spot · kryptonite · chink in the armor

Translations (16)

fr ventre mou (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · de Schwachpunkt (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · it punto debole (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · ga éasc (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · ja 弱点 (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · fr point faible (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · ga laige (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · vi thóp (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · tr zayıf nokta (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · eu ahulgune (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · pl słaby punkt (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · fr talon d'Achille (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · nl zwakke plek (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · ru сла́бое ме́сто (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · fi heikko kohta (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) · gl punto débil (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great)