The phrase "a personal flaw" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an imperfection or weakness in an individual's character or behavior.
Example: "Everyone has a personal flaw that they strive to improve upon, whether it's impatience or a tendency to procrastinate."
Alternatives: "a character defect" or "a personal shortcoming."
And it implies a personal flaw on the part of a person who is accused of doing the "hating".
Dick Morris, an adviser-turned-foe, claims he once advised her to admit to a personal flaw to make herself seem more human.
That Lance Armstrong is prepared to call himself a "jerk" and an "arrogant prick", but that he only admits to bullying in limited circumstances and as a personal flaw.
By starting with the positive goal he wanted to achieve – richer work relationships – rather than framing it as a personal flaw he wanted to overcome, he made achieving his goal that much easier.
Coming of Age on S.S.R.I.'s: When Teenagers Need Antidepressants This first generation of young adults who have come of age on psychotropic medications doesn't have to be burdened with the idea that their anxiety and depression is a personal flaw or weakness.
So, I think recognizing that mental illness is not a personal flaw; it's something that everyone experiences.
But it might permit a more benevolent view of his presidency if – until democracies devise new rules, as Naim suggests they will – the blame for his predicament is sought less in any personal flaw than in the failure of our institutions to adapt to a new age.
Reading this book, I found myself face-to-face with a deep personal flaw.
Hare's George Jones is a decent man brought down by a mixture of personal flaws, including a combustible temper, and a systemic weakness that prevents him speaking his socialist mind.
As one user wrote, "You can be honest without giving a full 411 on every personal flaw you have.
Still, for Hamilton no personal flaw can mar a world-class talent, and Turner escapes with his legacy intact, remaining, as he described himself, "the great lion of the day".
