'fly in the ointment' definitions:
Definition of 'fly in the ointment'
From: WordNet
noun
An inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something
Synonyms of 'fly in the ointment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abomination,
- atrocity,
- bad,
- bane,
- befoulment,
- blemish,
- blight,
- block,
- blockade,
- bottleneck,
- bug,
- catch,
- cordon,
- corruption,
- crack,
- crying evil,
- curtain,
- damage,
- defect,
- defection,
- deficiency,
- defilement,
- despoliation,
- destruction,
- determent,
- deterrent,
- detriment,
- difficulty,
- drawback,
- evil,
- failing,
- failure,
- fault,
- faute,
- flaw,
- foible,
- frailty,
- grievance,
- hang-up,
- harm,
- havoc,
- hazard,
- hitch,
- hole,
- hurdle,
- hurt,
- ill,
- imperfection,
- inadequacy,
- infection,
- infirmity,
- injury,
- joker,
- kink,
- little problem,
- mischief,
- objection,
- obstacle,
- obstruction,
- obstructive,
- one small difficulty,
- outrage,
- poison,
- pollution,
- problem,
- rift,
- rub,
- shortcoming,
- snag,
- something missing,
- stumbling block,
- stumbling stone,
- taint,
- the worst,
- toxin,
- venom,
- vexation,
- vulnerable place,
- weak link,
- weak point,
- weakness,
- woe,
- wrong