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foible
minor weakness or peculiar flaw in a person's character
Synonyms
- quirk
- flaw
- weakness
Antonyms
- strength
- virtue
- merit
foible in a sentence
Impatience was the only notable foible in her otherwise steady character.
The biography presents the leader's vanity as a human foible rather than a grave offense.
Where it comes from
From French faible, meaning 'weak.'
Memory hook
A FOIBLE can FOIL an otherwise capable person through one small weakness.
Read it in context
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