weak point
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3.0
- noun
- /wiːk pɔɪnt/
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punto débil
- Her lack of experience in public speaking is her weak point during job interviews.
- improve weak points
I think the cable is the weak point in this particular link.
- I think the cable is the weak point in this particular link.
- What are the weak points or problematic aspects?
- Typically, with the hero at their weakest point, they are hanging from a Cliff, right?
- They know this is a vulnerable, weak point for them.
- And so each static type checker actually has it's sort of strong and weak points.
- Europe's reliance on Russia for energy exposed a real weak point.
- Which ones are important, Where are those weak points?
- I started to notice a lot of flaws, a lot of kind of just weak points in my plot.
- I would say that no longer is science reporting in the news a major weak point in this problem.
- I know one of my weak points in my personal life is I don't like technical stuff.
- You can just continually hammer on the weak points, find whatever they're having trouble with and focus on that.
- It's worth noting before before moving on here that these glass doors are probably the weakest point of any house.
Examples
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I read Sagan's book, and this aspect was also a weak point of the novel.
Blog text (15) -
I certainly qualify in terms of knowledge, but intuition is one of my weak points.
Fiction book (1991) -
So the weak point is in the center.
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And, although it has had its share of weak points, the system seems to have done a pretty good job.
Academic text (1998) -
I think the cable is the weak point in this particular link.
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The only weak point in my body is my heel.
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What are the weak points or problematic aspects?
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Specific features and weak points in the present system are addressed in broad terms.
Academic text (2007) -
Taken collectively, assessments can reveal weak points in the music program that can be made stronger.
Academic text (2013) -
You can just continually hammer on the weak points, find whatever they're having trouble with and focus on that.
Synonyms
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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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3.7
A weakness that makes a person or thing less effective
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4.3
The person or part of a team most likely to fail
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2.7
A part that others can easily attack or use against someone
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6.3
A small but serious weakness in someone or something that can cause failure
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6.7
A weak part of a plan or organization that others can easily take advantage of
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4.2
A place that is likely to fail or be harmed
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7.4
A small weakness in a person, group, or system that others can use
Antonyms
How Weak
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Weak point comes from the simple image of something mostly strong that has one small spot that is thin or damaged. That small point is weak, so weak point means the part of a thing that is not strong or the main 'flaw'.