Flaw and Inability

Flaw

Flaw noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.

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Inability and flaw are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inability" instead a noun "Flaw".

Nearby Words: flawed, flawless, flawlessly

Inability noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.

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Flaw and inability are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flaw" instead a noun "Inability".

human	human flaw	human inability
good	good flaw	good inability
physical	physical flaw	physical inability
similar	similar flaw	similar inability
Other adjectives: genuine, deep, obvious, real, massive, tragic, social, inherent, moral, new, major, possible, apparent, odd, fundamental, perceived, crippling.

Andy Lau publicly apologized for making the movie Switch, and stated that his biggest flaw is his inability to discern whether or not a script is crappy.

Source: Old Shame / Film G To L
In Bakuman。, Nanamine's fatal flaw is his inability to empathize with others.

Source: Fatal Flaw
It's also deconstructed with the Big Bad, whose main character flaw is in many ways his inability to Know When to Fold 'Em, something Lloyd does know.

Source: Video Game / Tales of Symphonia

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