Pronunciations
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/ˈkɹɪptənaɪt/
Noun
The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.
Usage- Figurative
- Uncountable
- usually
- Synonyms
- Examples
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The terrific seven-grain bread here is the kryptonite of restaurant reviewers: two mini-loaves and you are incapacitated.
So while recording or sampling a Charlie Manson track […] makes for shock rock kudos aplenty, a devotion to Hubbard is kryptonite for credibility.
More examples (2)
We all have our own kryptonite or kryptonites, so don't tempt yourself by listening to so-called friends who are just demonic tools being used to bring you under.
But of course porn is kryptonite to many investors.
Crack cocaine.
Usage- Slang
- Uncountable
- usually
Verb
To expose to, or attack with, kryptonite.
Usage- Transitive
- Examples
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And even those two were pretty puny, like Superman after he had been kryptonited.
To destroy, wreck, or ruin; to affect adversely, as Superman is affected by kryptonite.
Usage- Figurative
- Transitive