nnoun.personsomeone who is unsuccessfulDomain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:flop washout
Hypernyms:failure loser nonstarter unsuccessful person
Inherited Hypernyms:flopfailureunfortunatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:flopfailureunfortunatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.eventan explosion that fails to occurSynset:misfire
Derivationally Related Form:misfire
Hypernyms:breakdown equipment failure
Inherited Hypernyms:misfirebreakdownfailurehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.eventan event that fails badly or is totally ineffectualSynset:bomb turkey
Examples:- the first experiment was a real turkey
- the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
Derivationally Related Form:bomb
Hypernyms:bust fizzle flop
Inherited Hypernyms:turkeyflopfailurehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity