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noun, a person or thing that is unsuccessful or disappointing
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failure
- 1) noun, the act or an instance of failing
- 2) noun, a person or thing that is unsuccessful or disappointing
- 3) noun, nonperformance of something required or expected
- 4) noun, cessation of normal operation; breakdown
- 5) noun, an insufficiency or shortage
- 6) noun, a decline or loss, as in health or strength
- 7) noun, the fact of not reaching the required standard in an examination, test, course, etc
- 8) noun, the act or process of becoming bankrupt or the state of being bankrupt
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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loss, defeat, collapse, abortion, wreck, frustration, overthrow, miscarriage, fiasco, downfall, loser, disappointment, flop (informal), incompetent, dud (informal), clinker (slang chiefly U.S.), black sheep, clunker (informal), dead duck (slang), ne'er-do-well, nonstarter, negligence, neglect, deficiency, default, shortcoming, omission, oversight, dereliction, remiss, stall, malfunction, crash, disrupt, stoppage, mishap, failing, deteriorate, decay, decline, bankruptcy, ruin, fold (informal), closure, liquidation, insolvent
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