Achilles heel
Achilles heel noun - A vulnerable point.
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Fatal flaw and Achilles heel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fatal flaw" instead a noun phrase "Achilles heel".
Fatal flaw
Achilles heel and fatal flaw are semantically related. You can use "Achilles heel" instead a noun phrase "Fatal flaw".
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Related pairs
- weakness and Achilles heel
- weakness and fatal flaw
- trouble and Achilles heel
- trouble and fatal flaw
- misfortune and Achilles heel
- misfortune and fatal flaw
- affliction and Achilles heel
- affliction and fatal flaw
- limitation and Achilles heel
- limitation and fatal flaw
- fault and Achilles heel
- fault and fatal flaw
- failing and Achilles heel
- failing and fatal flaw
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Fatal flaw and Achilles heel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/achilles_heel/fatal_flaw
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