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flaw

There is a flaw in this argument.Can you see the flaw in this argument?I think there might be a flaw in that argument somewhere.It's a deep character flaw.There were more serious flaws.Potentially fatal security flaws in ten models of pacemaker widely used in the UK have been found by researchers.It may, ironically, be the biggest flaw in his argument.The most serious flaws in the theory can be identified basically as follows.White hats test security systems to expose flaws.One of the crucial flaws in this scheme was that it was only implemented in part.Yet there is one basic flaw in the argument.But the committee identifies a number of serious flaws in the new process.Yet the cultural property movement is complex and deeply flawed.This was the fatal flaw in the new system.The glib expectation that all his siblings will exude similar star quality is inevitably flawed.The flaw in that theory lies with thinking of any potential buyer for the business.What are the flaws he exposes in both men and women?There is a flaw in this argument.And what are the most common symptoms of serious flaws in organization?This was just another flaw in a deeply unsatisfactory experiment.The fatal flaw is that their very success means nobody looks different.Hundreds of offshore wind turbines could be suffering from a design flaw that makes them sink into the sea.He is too committed to his reform package to be able to make changes as flaws become apparent during implementation.The flaw is the characters don't seem to belong together.There's another crucial flaw when it comes to chemistry between the two leads.Instead, his technical flaws against quality slow bowling were reinforced.Neither character is without flaws, and none of the answers are simple.The trouble is, the theory is flawed.All fun: but what the play really needs to cover its flaws is to become a daft musical.You can say that this makes the sport flawed: but subjective judgment is a part of all sport.The mechanism may be full of flaws and faults but these reflect poorly on those that staff the system, not the system itself.Perhaps I did not accept flaws and faults in others.

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flaw

British English: flaw /flɔː/ NOUN
A flaw in something such as a theory is a mistake in it.
There were a number of flaws in his theory.
  • American English: flaw
  • Arabic: عَيْب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: falha
  • Chinese: 缺点
  • Croatian: nedostatak
  • Czech: chyba
  • Danish: fejl
  • Dutch: gebrek onvolkomenheid
  • European Spanish: error
  • Finnish: vika
  • French: faille
  • German: Mangel
  • Greek: ψεγάδι
  • Italian: pecca
  • Japanese: きず 損傷
  • Korean: 결점
  • Norwegian: lyte
  • Polish: skaza
  • European Portuguese: falha
  • Romanian: eroare
  • Russian: изъян
  • Latin American Spanish: defecto
  • Swedish: felaktighet
  • Thai: ข้อบกพร่อง
  • Turkish: kusur
  • Ukrainian: вада
  • Vietnamese: khiếm khuyết

All related terms of 'flaw'

Chinese translation of 'flaw'

flaw

(flɔː)

n (c)

  1. (in argument, theory) 缺陷 (quēxiàn) (个(個), )
  2. (in character) 缺点(點) (quēdiǎn) (个(個), )
  3. (in cloth, pattern) 瑕疵 (xiácī)

flee

(fliː)
Word forms:ptpp fled (flɛd)

vt

  1. [danger, famine, country] 逃离(離) (táolí)

vi

  1. [refugees, escapees] 逃走 (táozǒu)
(noun) 
Definition
a mistake in something that makes it invalid
Almost all these studies have serious flaws.
Synonyms
error
NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations.
mistake
Spelling mistakes are often just the result of haste.
fault
It was a genuine fault.
blunder
I think we have made a tactical blunder.
inaccuracy
Guard against inaccuracies by checking with a variety of sources.
howler (informal)
I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
solecism
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)
(noun) 
Definition
an imperfection or blemish
The only flaw in his character is a short temper.
Synonyms
weakness
His main weakness was his bad temper.
failing
We are often unaware of our own failings.
defect
The report pointed out the defects in the present system.
weak spot
spot
The floorboards were covered with white spots.
fault
His manners always made her blind to his faults.
scar
blemish
the blemish on his face
imperfection
He concedes that there are imperfections in the socialist system.
speck
disfigurement
He had surgery to correct a facial disfigurement.
chink in your armour
(noun) 
Definition
an imperfection or blemish
a flaw in the rock wide enough for a foot
Synonyms
crack
She watched him though a crack in the curtains.
break
a break in the earth's surface
split
The seat had a few small splits around the corners.
breach
A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.
tear
I peered through a tear in the van's curtains.
rent
welling up from a rent in the ground
fracture
large fractures in the crust creating the valleys
rift
In the open bog are many rifts and potholes.
cleft
a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through
crevice
a huge boulder with rare ferns growing in every crevice
fissure
There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up.
scission

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blemish
Definition
a defect
the blemish on his face
Synonyms
mark,
line,
spot,
scratch,
bruise,
scar,
blur,
defect,
flaw,
blot,
smudge,
imperfection,
speck,
blotch,
disfigurement,
pock,
smirch
in the sense of blunder
Definition
a stupid or clumsy mistake
I think we have made a tactical blunder.
Synonyms
mistake,
slip,
fault,
error,
boob (British, slang),
oversight,
gaffe,
slip-up (informal),
indiscretion,
impropriety,
howler (informal),
bloomer (British, informal),
clanger (informal),
faux pas,
boo-boo (informal),
gaucherie,
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)
in the sense of breach
Definition
a crack, break, or gap
A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.
Synonyms
opening,
crack,
break,
hole,
split,
gap,
rent,
rift,
rupture,
aperture,
chasm,
cleft,
fissure

Synonyms of 'flaw'

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