Flaw and Hurt

Flaw

Flaw verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Usage example: that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced

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Hurt and flaw are semantically related in better topic. In some cases you can use "Hurt" instead the word "Flaw" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: flawed, flawless, flawlessly

Hurt verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Usage example: don't worry that you'll hurt the new lawn by walking across it

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Flaw and hurt are semantically related in better topic. Sometimes you can use "Flaw" instead the word "Hurt" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

good	good flaw	good hurt
actual	actual flaw	actual hurt
real	real flaw	real hurt
massive	massive flaw	massive hurt
Other adjectives: serious, little, bad, personal, major.

Fatal Flaw: Kurogane's anger often makes him ignore the consequences to his actions, limits his ability to empathize, and causes him to hurt people who he doesn't want to hurt.

Source: Fan Fic / Shatterheart
Fatal Flaw: A common theme has characters getting themselves and others hurt or killed either by not trusting enough or by trusting too much.

Source: Roleplay / Trustfell
For starters, being an Expy of Mega Man, she is naive, as pointed out by her colleagues (some of them even think her naivete could be her fatal flaw) - naive enough to believe that Iris really is a kind, innocent girl who wouldn't even hurt a flea.

Source: Idiot Hero / Video Games

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