underbelly
noun [S] /ˈʌn.dəˌbel.i/
/-dɚ-/ literaryDefinition
› the weakest or most unpleasant part of something that is most likely to fail or be easily defeated: a film exposing the sordid underbelly of modern urban society Small businesses are the soft underbelly (= weakest parts) of the British economy, and they need as much government support as possible.Weakness and vulnerability
(Definition of underbelly noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- Achilles heel noun
- at a low ebb idiom
- be (only) flesh and blood idiom
- be sb's poodle idiom
- chink in sb's armour idiom
- faint adjective (SLIGHT)
- frailty noun
- impotence noun (LACK OF POWER)
- impotent adjective (LACKING POWER)
- indefensible adjective
- lax adjective
- man of straw noun (WEAK)
- supine adjective (CHARACTER)
- susceptibility noun
- susceptible adjective (INFLUENCED)
- toothless adjective (NO POWER)
- unprotected adjective
- unsteady adjective
- vulnerable adjective
- wraith noun
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