Foible - English meaning

noun

An abnormal feature, characteristic, or occurrence.

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Babies with congenital abnormalities

noun

Something abnormal, usually in the body

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Genetic/congenital abnormalities, an increasing number of tests are available for detecting foetal …

noun

A small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.

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The girl's hands were without a blemish

verb

Spoil the appearance or quality of (something).

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His reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy

noun

A mark or fault that spoils the appearance of someone or something

Usage examples:

Makeup can cover up your skin blemishes., only one blemish spoiled her school record.

noun

A shortcoming, imperfection, or lack.

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Genetic defects

verb

Abandon one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one.

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He defected to the soviet union after the war

noun

Something that is lacking or that is not exactly right in someone or something

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The cars have a defect in the electrical system that may cause them to stall., i replaced the defec…

noun

The quality of being eccentric.

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The eccentricity of his views

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The state of being eccentric

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His eccentricity now extends to never washing or changing his clothes., her eccentricities get stra…

noun

An eccentric action

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Her eccentricities get stranger by the day.

noun

A weakness, especially in a person's character; a shortcoming.

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Pride is a terrible failing

preposition

In the absence of; if not.

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She longed to be with him and, failing that, to be alone

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

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He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character.

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My worst fault is impatience

verb

Criticize for inadequacy or mistakes.

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Her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job

noun

A quality in a person that shows that the person is not perfect, or a condition of something that shows that it is not working perfectly

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He loves me in spite of my faults., some people find fault in everything they see., i screwed up, s…

noun

A mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object.

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A flaw in the glass

verb

Mar, weaken, or invalidate (something).

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The computer game was flawed by poor programming

noun

A squall of wind; a short storm.

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The ship had turned, caught in a windy flaw

noun

The condition of being weak and delicate.

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The increasing frailty of old age

noun

Physical weakness; lack of health or strength

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[ u ] despite his frailty, he continued to travel., [ c ] human frailties such as selfishness and g…

noun

Weakness and lack of health or strength

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Though ill for most of her life, physical frailty never stopped her from working.

noun

A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

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One of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first

noun

A strange or unusual habit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has

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Little idiosyncrasy she often cracks her knuckles when she's speaking - it's one of her little idio…

noun

A fault, blemish, or undesirable feature.

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The imperfections and injustices in our political system

noun

A fault in something that means that it is not perfect

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An imperfection in sth the company manufactures pads used to smooth imperfections in computer chips.

noun

A fault or weakness

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Gradually she began to notice one or two little imperfections in his character., she won't tolerate…

noun

The state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required.

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The inadequacy of available resources

noun

The fact that something is not good enough or is too small in amount

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Economic growth is hindered by the inadequacies of the public transport system., the inadequacy of …

noun

A lack of confidence that makes you feel unable to deal with a situation

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I always suffer from feelings of inadequacy when i'm with him.

noun

Physical or mental weakness.

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Old age and infirmity come to men and women alike

noun

(a) physical or mental weakness

noun

Illness, especially for long periods or because of old age

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An advanced state of infirmity, she suffered from a long list of infirmities.

noun

A sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight.

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A kink in the road

verb

Form or cause to form a sharp twist or curve.

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The river kinks violently in a right angle

noun

A sharp twist or bend in something such as a wire or rope

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There was a kink in the hose and the water wouldn’t come through., the system will work fine once w…

noun

A limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction.

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Severe limitations on water use

noun

The act of controlling, or something that controls

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[ c ] the major limitation of early record players was the short playing time of the records., [ u …

noun

Something that controls or reduces something

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Limitation on/upon sth there are strict limitations on where such businesses can locate., impose/pl…

noun

A strange or unusual feature or habit.

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For all his peculiarities, she finds him quite endearing

noun

A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour.

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They accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks

verb

(with reference to a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement.

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His lips quirked disbelievingly

noun

An unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected

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A personality quirk, it’s just one of the quirks of living there., a quirky, offbeat sense of humor

noun

A fault or failure to meet a certain standard, typically in a person's character, a plan, or a system.

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He is so forthright about his shortcomings, it's hard to chastise him

noun

A fault of someone or something

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My father had some shortcomings as a businessman, but he was a good father.

noun

The state or condition of being weak.

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The country's weakness in international dealings

noun

Lack of strength or energy

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[ u ] the building’s collapse was caused by weakness in several beams., [ u ] is crying always a si…

noun

A situation in which someone or something is at a low level or is not strong or successful

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Weakness against sth the dollar's weakness against the euro has made european goods more expensive …