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

Translations

• Finnish: heikko kohta
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• French: point faible (fr) m, talon d’Achille (fr) m, ventre mou (fr) m

Further reading

• “weak spot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.