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Noun
▲
A shortcoming or weakness
failing
imperfection
weakness
defect
shortcoming
foible
blemish
deficiency
inadequacy
lack
insufficiency
shortfall
want
blight
pitfall
vice
chink in your armour
weak point
weak spot
fault
frailty
limitation
drawback
demerit
sin
Achilles heel
dereliction
snag
disadvantage
infirmity
more ❯
“His greatest flaw is that he closes himself off, in self-protective loneliness.”
Noun
▲
A physical deformity that spoils the appearance or completeness of something
defect
crack
blemish
chip
deformity
disfigurement
fault
fracture
imperfection
irregularity
kink
scar
scratch
blight
blotch
break
deformation
excrescence
excrescency
knot
mar
mark
patch
rift
spot
blot
marring
pockmark
snag
speck
stain
taint
tear
wart
birthmark
cleft
crevice
discoloration
fissure
hole
scission
split
rough spot
more ❯
“Her tanned skin was angelic, without a single flaw or blemish.”
Noun
▲
An error, mistake or glitch in a system, program or piece of work
defect
error
glitch
bug
exception
breakdown
failure
fault
gremlin
malfunction
mistake
blip
catch
limitation
obstruction
showstopper
virus
blunder
breach
howler
omission
slip
slipup
solecism
typo
problem
hitch
something wrong
failing
imperfection
more ❯
“Testing of the software has exposed a critical flaw that needs to be fixed urgently.”
Noun
▲
The state or condition of being implausible or unconvincing
weakness
inadequacy
baselessness
fallaciousness
fallacy
hollowness
implausibility
lameness
questionability
tenuousness
deficiency
doubtfulness
falsehood
falsity
faultiness
flimsiness
illogicality
improbability
inconceivability
inconceivableness
irrationality
poverty
slightness
speciousness
thinness
unconvincingness
unsatisfactoriness
unsoundness
untenability
artificiality
fragility
frailness
frailty
insubstantiality
invalidity
shortcoming
unlikelihood
inaccuracy
ricketiness
delicacy
feebleness
shoddiness
fragileness
delicateness
unsubstantiality
“Circumstances would eventually expose the flaw in his argument.”
Noun
▲
A hindrance or obstruction in doing something
impediment
hindrance
obstacle
obstruction
hurdle
handicap
deterrent
block
encumbrance
bar
snag
barrier
inhibition
hitch
drawback
trammel
fetter
difficulty
check
cramp
stop
restriction
restraint
problem
limitation
crimp
drag
curb
manacle
catch
interference
disadvantage
chain
holdback
hiccup
baulkUK
balkUS
clog
shackles
embarrassment
setback
let
weakness
issue
stoppage
defect
hazard
blockage
burden
cumber
brake
delay
facer
millstone
detriment
barricade
fault
stricture
holdup
shackle
prohibition
retardation
wall
retardment
rub
impairment
load
bottleneck
disablement
disorder
stumbling block
catch-22
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
road block
monkey wrench in the works
dead weight
red tape
millstone around your neck
more ❯
Noun
▲
An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong
mistake
error
blunder
oversight
slip
fault
gaffe
miscalculation
misjudgement
misjudgment
misunderstanding
fumble
misinterpretation
misreading
misstep
boner
misdeed
slight
stumble
clanger
gaff
inadvertence
snafu
aberration
bloomer
boob
flub
fallacy
lapse
misapprehension
slipup
underestimation
bungle
delusion
fail
howler
misreckoning
goof
misconception
misjudging
neglect
overestimation
confusion
fluff
illusion
miscue
muddle
blooper
misapplication
screwup
trip
boo-boo
false move
false step
faux pas
poor judgment
slip-up
error of judgment
poor choice
balls-up
foul-up
mess-up
mix-up
screw-up
snarl-up
bad idea
more ❯
Noun
▲
An ambiguity or inadequacy in a set of rules that can be potentially exploited
loophole
escape
defect
ambiguity
shortcoming
discrepancy
technicality
out
crack
dodge
excuse
fault
inadequacy
inconsistency
omission
pretenceUK
pretenseUS
pretext
slip
subterfuge
alternative
outlet
workaround
escape clause
let-out
escape route
get-out
means of avoidance
means of evasion
let-out clause
means of escape
way out
weakness
hole
opening
window
weak point
Noun
▲
An abnormal feature, characteristic, or occurrence
abnormality
oddity
anomaly
rarity
aberration
irregularity
deviation
exception
peculiarity
oddment
divergence
weirdness
singularity
bizarreness
idiosyncrasy
aberrancy
deformity
deviancy
malfunction
monstrosity
deviance
extraordinariness
malformation
unnaturalness
defect
anomalism
atypicalness
fault
preternaturalness
eccentricity
more ❯
Noun
▲
A shameful act or quality that damages an otherwise good character or reputation
blot
taint
stain
defect
disgrace
fault
spot
blemish
brand
slur
stigma
imperfection
smirch
blight
onus
scar
smudge
tarnishing
demerit
dishonorUS
dishonourUK
odium
black eye
tarnish
smear
black mark
discredit
shame
infamy
ignominy
more ❯
Noun
▲
A crack, split, or break in something
rift
gap
opening
hole
crack
breach
break
split
cleft
fissure
rent
crevice
aperture
interstice
chink
fracture
gulf
slit
space
separation
cranny
rupture
void
interval
division
hiatus
discontinuity
fault
cavity
check
cleavage
parting
interruption
rima
rime
more ❯
Noun
▲
A small cut or notch
nick
chip
cut
notch
scratch
score
dent
mark
incision
indent
indentation
scrape
snick
abrasion
blemish
dint
gash
gouge
groove
hack
defect
indenture
jag
kerf
scar
damage
knock
mill
slit
crack
more ❯
Noun
▲
A very strong wind
gale
gust
squall
storm
blast
cyclone
tempest
blow
typhoon
hurricane
whirlwind
tornado
wind
windstorm
superstorm
monsoon
chinook
mistral
burster
buster
strong wind
high wind
howling wind
violent storm
breeze
puff
flurry
draughtUK
draftUS
rush
more ❯
Noun
▲
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition
contradiction
dichotomy
opposition
incongruity
paradox
inconsistency
conflict
difference
oxymoron
incongruousness
clash
disagreement
antinomy
ambiguity
mismatch
variance
antilogy
aporia
bucking
discrepancy
illogicality
lack of congruence
contradiction in terms
contrariety
polarity
contrast
antithesis
oppositeness
contradistinction
contrariness
more ❯
Noun
▲
A person's ruin or downfall
undoing
ruin
defeat
destruction
downfall
overthrow
ruination
collapse
conquest
deposition
failure
ousting
toppling
unseating
vanquishing
annihilation
death
debasement
disgrace
elimination
end
overturn
shame
humiliation
labefaction
nemesis
reversal
Waterloo
accident
adversity
bane
blow
blunder
calamity
casualty
catastrophe
destroyer
difficulty
doom
error
fault
fumble
grief
misadventure
miscalculation
mischance
mishap
misstep
omission
reverse
slip
smash
stumble
subversion
trial
trip
visitation
wreck
loss of power
bad luck
bad omen
faux pas
final straw
last straw
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause damage to
compromise
damage
deface
disfigure
harm
impair
mar
blemish
crab
cripple
endamage
hurt
injure
spoil
vitiate
bloody
break
cross up
ruin
destroy
blight
tarnish
wreck
mangle
undermine
weaken
mutilate
maim
scar
deform
more ❯
“Sometimes when the horses were being exercised, their droppings would flaw the immaculate roads.”
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