flaw
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3.0
- noun
- /flɔ/
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fallo
- Good because it revealed the flaw in my strategy.
- a fatal flaw
- a serious flaw
- a design flaw
Where are there gaps and seams or flaws that you have become blind to?
- Where are there gaps and seams or flaws that you have become blind to?
- This is, this is a flaw in the, in the design, right?
- It's it had all of these flaws that kind of made it not viable.
- All of the studies are have various flaws, some of them quite severe.
- We were misled and this is a systematic flaw in the core of medicine.
- Is there any flaws in that thinking?
- In fact, I think Pete could talk about the, the flaws with utilitarianism.
Examples
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Her report highlighted a significant flaw in the proposal that could lead to its rejection.
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His theory of running until he reached camp had one flaw: he lacked the endurance.
Fiction book (1993) -
But there was a flaw in their design.
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That sounds like a pretty big design flaw, then.
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Can you find a flaw in it?
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And I have realized that there is a huge flaw in that.
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It's a flaw in the romantic imagination of those people who find it difficult to cope with the present.
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Okay, here's the flaw in that argument.
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Limitations to market entry represent a major flaw in inter-Nordic trade as it is carried out today.
Academic text (1993) -
Our findings suggest serious flaws and inconsistencies in both Title II and IDEA data collection and reporting.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A wrong action or decision
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1.7
A fault in a person or thing that makes them less effective
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3.4
A fault that makes something less useful or valuable
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3.2
A problem in a machine or system that makes it not work
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3.7
A weakness that makes a person or thing less effective
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3.5
A weakness in a person's character or a plan
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3.0
A part of a person or thing that is not strong and can cause problems
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
1
7.8
A weak part of a main character that causes their ruin in a serious story
- Specialized
A device that uses sound too high to hear to find hidden cracks in metals and plastics
How Flawed
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word flaw originally meant a 'chip' or small break from the old Norse flaga, and people used that image for a fault in an idea or plan. So a flaw in a plan is a small weak point that can make the whole plan fail.