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WEAK SPOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A place of especial vulnerability
Synonyms:
soft spot; weak part; weak spot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("weak spot" is a kind of...):
weakness (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weak spot"):
Achilles' heel (a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness)
jugular (a vital part that is vulnerable to attack)
underbelly (the quality of being weak or unprotected)
