weak spot

English

Noun

weak spot (plural weak spots)

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

Synonyms

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Translations

location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great

Basque: ahulgune
Dutch: zwakke plek f
Finnish: heikko kohta
French: point faible (fr) m, talon d’Achille (fr) m, ventre mou (fr) m
Galician: punto débil (gl) m
German: Schwachpunkt
Irish: éasc m, laige f
Italian: punto debole (it) m
Japanese: 弱点 (ja) (じゃくてん, jakuten)
Polish: słaby punkt m
Russian: сла́бое ме́сто n (sláboje mésto)
Turkish: zayıf nokta
Vietnamese: thóp (vi) (figuratively)

Further reading

“weak spot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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