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Noun

A shortcoming or weakness

A physical deformity that spoils the appearance or completeness of something

An error, mistake or glitch in a system, program or piece of work

The state or condition of being implausible or unconvincing

An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong

A crack, split, or break in something

An abnormal feature, characteristic, or occurrence

A shameful act or quality that damages an otherwise good character or reputation

A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments

The quality or characteristic of being uneven

An ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules

A small cut or notch

A very strong wind

An unusual, and unexpected, feature or characteristic of someone or something

A person's ruin or downfall

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition

To cause damage to

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A shortcoming or weakness

monkey wrench in the works

personal imperfection

other side of the coin

balk^US

millstone around your neck

baulk^UK

millstone round one's neck

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“His greatest flaw is that he closes himself off, in self-protective loneliness.”

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A physical deformity that spoils the appearance or completeness of something

blot on the landscape

blight on the landscape

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“Her tanned skin was angelic, without a single flaw or blemish.”

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An error, mistake or glitch in a system, program or piece of work

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“Testing of the software has exposed a critical flaw that needs to be fixed urgently.”

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The state or condition of being implausible or unconvincing

“Circumstances would eventually expose the flaw in his argument.”

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An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong

typographical mistake

offense^US

putting foot in mouth

bozo eruption

inappropriate behaviour

offence^UK

misreading of the situation

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A crack, split, or break in something

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An abnormal feature, characteristic, or occurrence

peculiar turn of events

variableness

turning aside

vitiation

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A shameful act or quality that damages an otherwise good character or reputation

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

blot on the escutcheon

unhonour^UK

unhonor^US

blot on the escutcheon of

offence^UK

offense^US

skeleton in the cupboard

ill favor

lack of respectability

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A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments

wrong end of the stick

overgeneral reasoning

use of fallacious arguments

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The quality or characteristic of being uneven

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An ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules

Noun

A small cut or notch

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

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A very strong wind

draught^UK

draft^US

raining cats and dogs

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An unusual, and unexpected, feature or characteristic of someone or something

speciality^UK

specialty^US

characteristic gesture

humor^US

humour^UK

peculiar turn of events

newfangled contraption

chimera^US

chimaera^UK

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A person's ruin or downfall

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A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition

contradiction in terms

contradictio in terminis

irreconcilable difference

lack of consistency

difference of opinion

reverse psychology

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Verb

To cause damage to

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

destabilize^US

jeopardize^US

be a blot on the landscape

jeopardise^UK

destabilise^UK

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

discolour^UK

discolor^US

rain on someone's parade

drive a nail into the coffin of

brutalize^US

pulverize^US

brutalise^UK

pulverise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

victimize^US

vaporize^US

victimise^UK

be disadvantageous to

vaporise^UK

have a negative effect on

throw a spanner in the works

leave desolate

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

put someone's life on the line

color^US

colour^UK

pull the rug out from under

bastardise^UK

bastardize^US

minimize^US

minimise^UK

agonize^US

cause the sacrifice of

agonise^UK

strike at the foundations

have a negative impact on

treat with disrespect

commit sacrilege

splinter

commit sacrilege against

knock the stuffing out of

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

knock the bottom out of

make an impression on

tug at your heartstrings

put under suspicion

sell out

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“Sometimes when the horses were being exercised, their droppings would flaw the immaculate roads.”

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