Foible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔɪbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔɪbəl/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɔɪbəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

idiosyncrasy mannerism

Word Forms

idiosyncratic

adjective

peculiar to the individual

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwäche

ein Verhaltensmerkmal, das für eine Person unverwechselbar und besonders ist

🇫🇷French

faiblesse

un attribut comportemental distinctif et propre à un individu

🇪🇸Spanish

debilidad

Un atributo de comportamiento que es distintivo y peculiar de un individuo.

🇮🇹Italian

debole

un attributo comportamentale distintivo e peculiare di un individuo

🇳🇱Dutch

zwak

een gedragskenmerk dat onderscheidend en eigen is aan een individu

🇵🇹Portuguese

fraqueza

um atributo comportamental que é distintivo e peculiar a um indivíduo

🇷🇺Russian

слабость

поведенческий признак, который является отличительным и свойственным индивидууму

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चरित्र की दुर्बलता

एक व्यवहारिक गुण जो किसी व्यक्ति के लिए विशिष्ट और विशिष्ट होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যর্থ

একটি আচরণগত বৈশিষ্ট্য যা একজন ব্যক্তির কাছে স্বতন্ত্র এবং অদ্ভুত

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான

ஒரு தனிநபருக்கு தனித்துவமான மற்றும் விசித்திரமான ஒரு நடத்தை பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుగా

ఒక వ్యక్తికి విలక్షణమైన మరియు విచిత్రమైన ప్రవర్తనా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्फळ

एक वर्तनात्मक गुणधर्म जे एखाद्या व्यक्तीसाठी विशिष्ट आणि विलक्षण आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ફળ

એક વર્તણૂકીય લક્ષણ કે જે વ્યક્તિ માટે વિશિષ્ટ અને વિશિષ્ટ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೋಷಯುಕ್ತ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വികലമായ

ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് വ്യതിരിക്തവും സവിശേഷവുമായ ഒരു പെരുമാറ്റ ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਫਲ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਲਈ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਅਤੇ ਅਜੀਬ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناکام

ایک رویے کی خصوصیت جو کسی فرد کے لیے مخصوص اور مخصوص ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怪癖

个体独特的行为属性

🇯🇵Japanese

弱い

個人に独特で独特な行動特性

🇰🇷Korean

약점

개인에게 독특하고 독특한 행동적 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yếu đuối

một thuộc tính hành vi đặc biệt và đặc biệt đối với một cá nhân

🇹🇭Thai

ล้มเหลว

คุณลักษณะทางพฤติกรรมที่โดดเด่นและแปลกประหลาดของแต่ละบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelemahan

suatu atribut perilaku yang khas dan khusus bagi seorang individu

🇵🇭Filipino

mahina

isang katangian ng pag-uugali na natatangi at kakaiba sa isang indibidwal

🇲🇾Malay

lemah

sifat tingkah laku yang tersendiri dan khas bagi seseorang individu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نقطة ضعف

سمة سلوكية مميزة ومميزة للفرد

🇮🇷Persian

ناتوان

یک ویژگی رفتاری که برای یک فرد متمایز و خاص است

🇹🇷Turkish

zayıf

Bireye özgü ve kendine özgü bir davranışsal özellik

🇮🇱Hebrew

חלש

תכונה התנהגותית ייחודית ומיוחדת לאדם

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