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  2. Meaning of underbelly in English. underbelly. noun [ S ] literary uk / ˈʌn.dəˌbel.i / us / ˈʌn.dɚˌbel.i / Add to word list. the weakest or most unpleasant part of something: a film exposing the sordid underbelly of modern urban society.

  3. The meaning of UNDERBELLY is a vulnerable area; also : a corrupt or sordid part. How to use underbelly in a sentence.

  4. the weakest or most unpleasant part of something: a film exposing the sordid underbelly of modern urban society. Small businesses are the soft underbelly (= weakest parts) of the economy, and they need as much government support as possible. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Weakness and vulnerability. Achilles heel. asthenia.

  5. the lower abdomen; posterior ventral area, as of an animal's body. the lower surface of an object; underside: the underbelly of an airplane. a vulnerable area; weak point: an attack on the soft underbelly of Europe.

  6. The underbelly of something is the part of it that can be most easily attacked or criticized. In his view, small and medium-sized companies are the soft underbelly of the economy. [ + of ]

  7. 1. The soft belly or underside of an animal's body. Also called underbody. 2. The bottom side or part: scraped the car's underbelly going over the curb. 3. The vulnerable or weak part or aspect: "What if quantum theory is wrong? This is the soft underbelly of the whole project of quantum gravity" (Lee Smolin). 4.

  8. The underbelly of something is its secret weakness, something about it that's not protected from harm. Once a computer hacker discovers a network's underbelly, they're easily able to hack into it. Literally, an underbelly is just that: it's the abdomen of an animal, the soft lower belly.

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