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View usage for: (flʌŋk) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense flunks, present participle flunking, past tense, past participle flunkedverbIf you flunk an exam or a course, you fail to reach the required standard. [mainly US, informal] Your son is upset because he flunked a history exam. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of flunk (flʌŋk) informal, mainly US, Canadian and New Zealand verb1. to fail or cause to fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, course, etc) 2. (intransitive; foll by out) to be dismissed from a school or college through failure in examinations noun3. a low grade below the pass standard Word origin C19: perhaps from flinch1 + funk1flunk in American English (flʌŋk) US verb transitive Informal1. to fail in (schoolwork) to flunk a science examination 2. to give a mark of failure to (a student) verb intransitive Informal3. to fail, esp. in schoolwork noun Informal, Obsolete6. a mark or grade of failure Word origin 19th-c. college slang < ? funk 1 or echoic Synonyms of 'flunk'fail, screw up, flop in, plough be unsuccessful, fail, miss, founder failure, fail, nonsuccess More Synonyms of flunk Definition to fail (an examination, course, etc.) He flunked his final exams. Synonyms fail screw up (informal) flop in (informal) plough (British, slang) be unsuccessful in not make the grade at (informal) not come up to scratch in (informal) not come up to the mark in (informal) Synonyms be unsuccessful miss bust (US, slang) plough (British, slang) fall short wash out screw up (informal) underperform not make the grade (informal) not come up to scratch underachieve be found lacking not come up to the mark (informal) Opposites pass , make it , be successful , excel , make the grade , stand the test , come up to scratch (informal) , pass with flying colours , get pass marks , get by or through , meet or satisfy requirements Additional synonymsDefinition to fail The film flopped badly at the box office. Synonyms fail, close, bomb (US, Canadian, slang), fold (informal), founder, fall short, fall flat, come to nothing, come unstuck, misfire, go belly-up (slang), go down like a lead balloon (informal) Definition to break down or fail The talks have foundered. Synonyms fail, collapse, break down, abort, fall through, be unsuccessful, come to nothing, come unstuck, miscarry, misfire, fall by the wayside, come to grief, bite the dust, go belly-up (slang), go down like a lead balloon (informal) - fluky
- flummox
- flummoxed
- flunk
- flunk out
- flunky
- flurry
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