Nerve and Weakness

Nerve

Nerve noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.
Usage example: that daring rescue took some nerve

Weakness is an antonym for nerve in daring topic.

Nearby Words: nervous, nervy, nerveless, nerved, nervation

Weakness

Weakness noun - The quality or state of lacking strength of will or character.
Usage example: in a moment of weakness he shoplifted the comic book

Nerve is an antonym for weakness.

Nearby Words: weak, weaken, weakly, weakening, weakling

How words are described

emotional emotional nerve emotional weakness
special special nerve special weakness
particular particular nerve particular weakness
specific specific nerve specific weakness
Other adjectives: single, real, big, great, major, mental, general, different, added.

Both words in one sentence

  • Achilles' Heel In Gods Angels And Kings, Godzilla retains his canon (one of them, anyway) weakness in the form of a large nerve cluster in his hip, which Zeruel uses against him.
  • Film / Nerve Hoist by His Own Petard: Nerve's biggest strength is also it's biggest weakness: Each Watcher is essentially a server unto themselves, so as long as there's at least one Watcher, the game can never be shut down.
    Source: Film / Nerve
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