acknowledge a shortcoming
Frequency: 6.77.1 per million words
to admit that a flaw exists
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- It takes courage to acknowledge a personal shortcoming.
- The leader was praised for his willingness to acknowledge the team's shortcomings.
- She needed to acknowledge her shortcoming in time management to improve.
- He refused to acknowledge any shortcoming in his performance.
- We must acknowledge the shortcomings of the current system before we can fix it.
- The politician was reluctant to acknowledge the shortcoming of his policy.
- It's a sign of maturity to acknowledge your shortcomings.
- The company's report failed to acknowledge the shortcomings in its customer service.
- By acknowledging his shortcoming, he opened the door for constructive criticism.
- The review highlighted the need to acknowledge and address these shortcomings.