All achilles heel synonyms
A·chil·les heel
A a noun achilles heel
- defect — A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- flaw — Also called windflaw. a sudden, usually brief windstorm or gust of wind.
- foible — a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.
- frailty — the quality or state of being frail.
- handicap — a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- susceptibility — state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- vulnerability — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- weak link — flaw in a process