Synonyms for Achilles heel
achilles heel

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1. Achilles heelnoun

   A vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation.

   Synonyms:
   vulnerability, weakness, weak spot, soft spot, kryptonite

2. Achilles heelnoun

   The Achilles' tendon, the tendo Achillis.

   Synonyms:
   soft spot, weak spot, weakness, kryptonite, vulnerability

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1. 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.

2. Christians Castillo:

   It's his Achilles' heel, those who would be coming into power with him, I think, would be very worried.

3. Harry Kazianis:

   The great Achilles heel of China Sea is trade — especially natural resources that come via sea and into its ports — and a big reason it will inevitably become a globally deployed military power.

4. John Hannah:

   Maintenance has long been an Achilles heel for the Iraqi security services, and they have been almost entirely dependent on the United States to keep their planes flying, the F-16s have been based at the Balad airfield, which has been regularly targeted with rockets and mortars by pro-Iranian militias. My view is that the F-16 program could be in serious trouble if the Iraqi government is unable or unwilling to fulfill its most basic international obligation to protect U.S. diplomats, troops, and contractors that theyve invited into their country.

5. 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.