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achilles' heel

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Achilles' heelnoun

    a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness

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  1. 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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  1. 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of achilles' heel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of achilles' heel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of achilles' heel in a Sentence

  1. Executive Martin Daum said:

    You cannot have enough expertise in this area. Our Achilles' heel is the ability to quickly develop software.

  2. Andreas Essig:

    Now copsin kills bacteria by binding to an essential cell wall building block, the cell wall you can consider like the achilles heel of bacteria, so when you disrupt the cell wall synthesis bacteria usually dies rapidly. The binding pattern of copsin on this building block is very unique and therefore copsin is active against bacteria resistant to conventional antibiotics.

  3. Dorothy Marcic:

    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.

  4. Bill Maher:

    I think you can claim the moral high ground if you’re anti, 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.

  5. Marcel Fratzscher:

    Low investment is the Achilles' heel of the German economy.

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