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failing

(feɪlɪŋ)
Word forms: plural failings
1. countable noun [usually plural, oft with poss]
The failings of someone or something are their faults or unsatisfactory features.
Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catchup with the West.
He had invented an imaginary son, in order to make up for his real son's failings.
Synonyms: shortcoming, failure, fault, error More Synonyms of failing
2. 
See failing that
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failing in British English

(ˈfeɪlɪŋ)
noun
1. 
a weak point; flaw
preposition
2. (used to express a condition)
in default of
failing a solution this afternoon, the problem will have to wait until Monday
Derived forms
failingly (ˈfailingly)
adverb

failing in American English

(ˈfeɪlɪŋ)
noun
1. 
a failure
2. 
a slight fault or defect; weakness
preposition
3. 
without; lacking
failing a good voter turnout, our candidate will lose
SIMILAR WORDS:  fault

COBUILD Collocations
failing

serious failings

Examples of 'failing' in a sentence
failing

Local social services apologised for failings in the case.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A coroner said there had been serious failings.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He shared with his countrymen a scepticism about the way Britain worked and he waseager to expose its failings.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I explain that, as head, it is my duty to highlight parental failings.
The Sun (2016)
This judicious figure surgically exposed the failings of the bank.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Nobody is better positioned to identify clinical failings than those who work alongside them.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You must expect to find failings in your partner.
Lumsden, Robert 23 Steps to Successful Achievement (1972)
The study that exposed these failings is not alone.
The Sun (2016)
Growing up and finding out their failings came as a huge shock to me.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The guidance comes after recent court rulings exposed failings in the system that had eroded public trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But it did find significant failings in care.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Aid officials also said that its failings could have serious ramifications for implementing international law around the globe.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The document highlighted failings in a government pledge to deport dangerous offenders once they have served their sentence.
The Sun (2011)
And both may contribute to care system failings in healthcare and welfare and in the criminal justice system.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Report after report highlights these failings.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In more than half of those cases, the failings were down to other agencies.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet most Americans of my generation have placed those undoubted flaws and failings in a larger context.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
None of these huge losses would have been possible without catastrophic failings in the bank's structure.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Ms Stalker says that the failings were only teething problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The warning came as MPs published a report highlighting serious failings in the way schools tackle bullying.
The Sun (2007)
Bosses apologised for failings in care, including long waits and cancelled appointments.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Last November an inquest into her death concluded that failings in the care she received in hospital contributed to her death.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It lists 12 major failings.
The Sun (2016)
About flaws, failings, and sins in your life that perhaps only your husband know and see?
Christianity Today (2000)
I can get as caught up as anyone in this country 's failings and all the little injustices that blight our lives.
The Sun (2011)

In other languages
failing

British English: failing NOUN
The failings of someone or something are their faults or unsatisfactory features.
The report listed a catalogue of serious failings by staff on the night in question.
  • American English: failing
  • Brazilian Portuguese: defeito
  • Chinese: 错误
  • European Spanish: falta
  • French: défaillance
  • German: Schwäche
  • Italian: mancanza
  • Japanese: 欠点
  • Korean: 결점
  • European Portuguese: defeito
  • Latin American Spanish: falta

All related terms of 'failing'

fail
If you fail to do something that you were trying to do, you are unable to do it or do not succeed in doing it.
failing bank
A bank is an institution where people or businesses can keep their money.
failing that
You say failing that to introduce an alternative , in case what you have just said is not possible .
never-failing
that does not fail ever ; unfailing
failing hospital
A hospital is a place where people who are ill are looked after by nurses and doctors .

Chinese translation of 'failing'

failing

(ˈfeɪlɪŋ)

n (c)

  1. (= weakness) 缺陷 (quēxiàn) (个(個), gè)

prep

  1. failing that 不然的话(話) (bùrán de huà)

fail

(feɪl)

vt

  1. [exam, test] 没(沒)有通过(過) (méiyǒu tōngguò)
    ⇒ I failed my driving test twice. 我两次驾驶考试都没合格。 (Wǒ liǎng cì jiàshǐ kǎoshì dōu méi hégé.)
  2. [candidate] 评(評)定 ... 不及格 (píngdìng ... bù jígé)
    ⇒ One of the examiners wanted to fail him. 其中一位考官想要评定他不及格。 (Qízhōng yī wèi kǎoguān xiǎng yào píngdìng tā bù jígé.)
  3. [leader, system] 使失望 (shǐ shīwàng)
    ⇒ Our leaders have failed us. 我们的领导使我们失望。 (Wǒmen de lǐngdǎo shǐ wǒmen shīwàng.)
  4. [courage, memory] 失去 (shīqù)
    ⇒ At the last minute his courage failed him. 在关键时刻，他失去了勇气。 (Zài guānjiàn shíkè, tā shīqùle yǒngqì.)

vi

  1. [candidate] 没(沒)通过(過) (méi tōngguò)
    ⇒ "Did you pass?" — "No, I failed." "你过了吗？" "没过。" ("Nǐ guòle ma?" "Méi guò.")
  2. [attempt, plan, remedy] 失败(敗) (shībài)
    ⇒ The attempt to bribe the clerk had failed. 贿赂职员的尝试失败了。 (Huìlù zhíyuán de chángshì shībài le.)
  3. [brakes] 失灵(靈) (shīlíng)
    ⇒ The brakes failed and his car crashed into a tree. 由于刹车失灵，他的车撞树上了。 (Yóuyú shāchē shīlíng, tā de chē zhuàng shù shang le.)
  4. [eyesight, health] 衰退 (shuāituì)
    ⇒ They go and read to people whose sight is failing. 他们给那些视力衰退的人读书听。 (Tāmen gěi nàxiē shìlì shuāituì de rén dúshū tīng.)
  5. [light] 变(變)暗 (biàn àn)
    ⇒ In a few hours the light will fail. 几个小时以后，天色就会变暗。 (Jǐ gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, tiānsè jiù huì biàn àn.)
    to fail to do sth (= not succeed) 未能做某事 (wèi néng zuò mǒushì)
    ⇒ The England team failed to win a place in the finals. 英格兰队未能进入决赛。 (Yīnggélán duì wèi néng jìnrù juésài.)
    (= neglect) 没(沒)有做某事 (méiyǒu zuò mǒushì)
    ⇒ The bomb failed to explode. 炸弹没有爆炸。 (Zhàdàn méiyǒu bàozhà.)
    without fail (= definitely) 一定 (yīdìng)
    ⇒ Don't worry, I'll be there without fail. 别担心，我一定会去。 (Bié dānxīn, wǒ yīdìng huì qù.)
    (= without exception) 毫无(無)例外 (háo wú lìwài)
    ⇒ He attended every meeting without fail. 他每次会议都参加，没有例外的。 (Tā měi cì huìyì dōu cānjiā, méiyǒu lìwài de.)
(noun) 
Definition
a weak point
We are often unaware of our own failings.
Synonyms
shortcoming
His book has its shortcomings.
failure
fault
His manners always made her blind to his faults.
error
weakness
His main weakness was his bad temper.
defect
The report pointed out the defects in the present system.
deficiency
the most serious deficiency in their air defence
lapse
The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.
flaw
The only flaw in his character is a short temper.
miscarriage
drawback
The only drawback was that the apartment was too small.
misfortune
blemish
the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success
imperfection
He concedes that there are imperfections in the socialist system.
frailty
She is aware of his faults and frailties.
foible
human foibles and weaknesses
blind spot
Opposites
advantage
,
strength
,
asset
,
forte
,
speciality
,
strong suit
,
métier
(preposition) 
Find someone who will let you talk things through, or failing that, write down your thoughts.
Synonyms
in the absence of
lacking
in default of

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blemish
Definition
a defect
the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success
Synonyms
defect,
fault,
weakness,
stain,
disgrace,
deficiency,
shortcoming,
taint,
inadequacy,
dishonour,
demerit
in the sense of defect
Definition
an imperfection or blemish
The report pointed out the defects in the present system.
Synonyms
deficiency,
want,
failing,
lack,
mistake,
fault,
error,
absence,
weakness,
flaw,
shortcoming,
inadequacy,
imperfection,
frailty,
foible
in the sense of deficiency
Definition
the state of being deficient
the most serious deficiency in their air defence
Synonyms
failing,
fault,
weakness,
defect,
flaw,
drawback,
shortcoming,
imperfection,
frailty,
demerit

Synonyms of 'failing'

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