Meaning Of The Word Achilles heel

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Achilles heel? Find Achilles heel meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Achilles heel Meaning

Achilles heel Definition
Achilles heel Definition

What's The Definition Of Achilles heel?

Achilles heel
Someone's Achilles heel is the weakest point in their character or nature, where it is easiest for other people to attack or criticize them.

Achilles heel in American English
noun: a portion, spot, area, or the like, that is especially or solely vulnerable

Achilles heel in British English
noun: a small but fatal weakness

Achilles' heel in American English
(one's) vulnerable or susceptible spot

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Bearded lady ‐ noun: a woman with a beard, esp in a circus or…
  • Paedotribe ‐ noun: (in ancient Greece) a…
  • Dole cupboard ‐ noun: a livery cupboard formerly used in churches…
  • Telephoto ‐ a telephotograph (sense 2) or a system of telephotography…
  • Subecho ‐ noun: an echo resonating more quietly than another…
  • Reviewable ‐ adjective: Reviewable premiums or payments are…
  • God's plenty ‐ noun: an abundant or…
  • Interstade ‐ noun: a period of temporary retreat of ice during…
  • Fretting ‐ present…
  • Thermopylae ‐ in ancient Greece, a mountain pass in Locris…