weak spot

noun

A location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great.

Similar
Achilles heelchink in the armorglass jawkryptonitesoft spotsoft underbellyvulnerabilityweakness
Opposite
forte
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Meanings

nounweak spot (plural weak spots)

plural weak spots

  1. A location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great.

    It began with an insightful paper of Donnellan's in which he put his finger on the weak spot in the classical theory.

    1977, Katz, The Neoclassical Theory of Reference

    Synonyms: Achilles heel, chink in the armor, glass jaw, kryptonite, soft spot, soft underbelly, vulnerability, weakness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great.

Similar
Achilles heelchink in the armorglass jawkryptonitesoft spotsoft underbellyvulnerabilityweakness
Opposite
forte

More synonyms by meaning

nouna place of especial vulnerability

Similar
weak partsoft spot
Broader
weakness
Also see
achilles heelglass jawkryptonitesoft spottender spot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque ahulgune
  • ahulgunelocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Dutch zwakke plek
  • zwakke pleklocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Finnish heikko kohta
  • heikko kohtalocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
French point faible, talon d'Achille
  • point faiblelocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
  • talon d'Achillelocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
  • ventre moulocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
German Schwachpunkt
  • Schwachpunktlocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Irish éasc, laige
  • éasclocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
  • laigelocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Italian punto debole
  • punto debolelocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Japanese 弱点
  • 弱点 (jakuten)location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Polish słaby punkt
  • słaby punktlocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Russian сла́бое ме́сто
  • сла́бое ме́сто (sláboje mésto)location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Turkish zayıf nokta
  • zayıf noktalocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Vietnamese thóp
  • thóplocation where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
Cite this entry
APA

weak spot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weak%20spot

MLA

“weak spot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weak%20spot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weak spot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weak%20spot.

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