weak spot

English

Noun

weak spot (plural weak spots)

1. 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

• See also Thesaurus:weak spot

Translations

location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great

• Dutch: zwakke plek f
• Finnish: heikko kohta
• French: point faible (fr) m, talon d’Achille (fr) m, ventre mou (fr) m
• German: Schwachpunkt
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• 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)
• Vietnamese: thóp (vi) (figuratively)

Further reading

• “weak spot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.