| foible | n minor weakness, kelemahan: everyone has some ~s, setiap orang ada kelemahannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Achilles’ heel | n ; o’s ~, kelemahan sso: pride was his ~, rasa bangga ialah kelemahannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shortcoming | n kelemahan; (ref to physical features) kekurangan: his addiction to alcohol seems to be his only ~, ketagih arak ialah satu-satunya kelemahannya; the house, in spite of its ~s, suits us very well, meskipun rumah itu ada kekurangannya namun sangat sesuai utk kita. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chink | ~ in so’s armour, kelemahan sso: I told her that he will seize upon any ~ in her armour, saya memberitahunya bahawa dia akan menangkap dan menggunakan sebarang kelemahannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| weakness | n 1. lack of strength, physical frailty, keadaan yg lemah: he is suffering from the ~ of old age, keadaannya yg lemah disebabkan usia tua; 2. state of being defective, lemah: cardiac ~, lemah jantung; 3. imperfect part, kelemahan: there are few ~es in the system, terdapat beberapa kelemahan pd sistem itu; 4. a fault in character, kelemahan: gambling and drinking are his ~es, berjudi dan minum arak ialah kelemahannya; he is not perfect but his good points outweigh his ~es, dia tidaklah sempurna, tetapi kebaikannya mengatasi kelemahannya; every one of us has ~es, setiap orang ada kelemahannya; 5. st of which one is very fond, tdk dapat menolak: chocolates are her ~, dia tdk dapat menolak coklat; have a ~ for, tdk dapat menolak, I’ve a ~ for raw onions, saya tdk dapat menolak bawang mentah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wherein | adv & conj (fml or old use) di mana: ~ does the fault lie?, di mana letaknya kesilapan itu?; she knew ~ her weakness lay, dia tahu di mana kelemahannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fault | n 1. responsibility for st wrong, kesalahan: it is not our ~, itu bukan kesalahan kami; 2. mistake, kesalahan, kesilapan: several ~s in the document, beberapa kesilapan pd dokumen itu; a ~ in the installation of the cable, kesilapan dlm pemasangan kabel; she finds ~ with everything I do, dia mencari kesilapan thdp apa saja yg saya lakukan; 3. defect, kerosakan, kecacatan; (electr) kerosakan: there is a ~ in the fabric, terdapat kecacatan pd kain itu; an electrical ~ in the motor, kerosakan elektrik pd motor; 4. failing, kelemahan: to like so. in spite of all his ~s, menyukai sso tanpa mengira semua kelemahannya; 5. (geol) gelinciran, sesar; 6. (in badminton, tennis) salah, batal: double ~, salah dua kali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |