flaw

Definition

  • noun: a small physical problem (such as a crack) that makes something less valuable
  • noun: a sudden brief burst of wind
  • noun: a defect in physical structure or form
  • verb: to make 'flaws' in
  • synonyms: defect, mar, speck

Examples

  • Several critics pointed out the 'flaws' in the book's plot.

  • Vanity was the one 'flaw' in his character.

  • There are a few 'flaws' in your argument.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) The Persian warrior elite. The deadliest fighting force in all of Asia: The Immortals. The god-king has betrayed a fatal flaw: Hubris. Easy to taunt, easy to trick. Before wounds and weariness have taken their toll... ...the mad king (..)
    2006 300
  • (..) I followed you. But now that you are standing here, I just realized... There's a bit of green in the blue of your eyes. How nice to find a flaw. You're Sokovian. Is that what this is about? Sokovia was a failed state long before you blew it to hell. No. (..)
    2016 Captain America: Civil War
  • (..) - to there. - And to here. So just don't bend over. We should be fine. Oops. - A design flaw. You're in that good light, that candle glow You look fantastic, so dynamo... Hey, Elliot, (..)
    2018 Fifty Shades Freed