weak spot

noun

weak spot

noun

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:

Synonyms: Achilles heel, chink in the armor, glass jaw, kryptonite, soft spot, soft underbelly, vulnerability, weakness, weak spot
Antonyms: forte
Related terms: danger, weak
Hypernyms: defect, flaw
Hyponyms: feet of clay

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