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achilles' heel
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Princeton's WordNet
Achilles' heelnoun
a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness
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achilles' heel
Achilles' heel refers to a person's weakness or vulnerable point, despite overall strength or resilience. The term originated from Greek mythology, where the hero Achilles was invulnerable except for his heel.
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Achilles' heel
An Achilles’ heel is a deadly weakness in spite of overall strength, that can actually or potentially lead to downfall. While the mythological origin refers to a physical vulnerability, idiomatic references to other attributes or qualities that can lead to downfall are common.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of achilles' heel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of achilles' heel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of achilles' heel in a Sentence
We will have found the Achilles heel of HIV.
I feel like that’s the Achilles heel of the left right now. They identify issues mostly by what they can feel superior to another person for.
You know, I never thought that I cared about court justice, i just wanted the truth to come up. I couldn’t find any evidence of my uncle being abusive. He and Suzanne certainly argued a lot… But I just needed to know the truth. And I felt that was justice. My uncle was a decent man, but he had an Achilles' heel. He lost his life and he’s not here to defend himself.
It's his Achilles' heel, those who would be coming into power with him, I think, would be very worried.
London Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley:
We have a growing Achilles heel that, if it is not tackled, will slowly diminish our ability to keep the public safe, if we are glibly creating a safe operating environment for criminals and terrorists, we are going to regret it.
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