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noun • a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness | ||||||||
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noun • a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel' | ||||||||
28% | 10 | A character's fatal weakness or vulnerability | ||||||
noun • the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall | ||||||||
Small But Fatal Weakness Crossword Clue
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ACHILLESHEEL which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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ACHILLESHEEL
Updated: October 13, 2023
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