Failing
nnoun.statea flaw or weak pointSynset:weakness
Examples:- he was quick to point out his wife's failings
Derivationally Related Form:weakfail
Hypernyms:imperfection imperfectness
Inherited Hypernyms:failingimperfectionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fatigueflawinadequacyinsufficiency
Full Hyponyms:fatigueflawinsufficiencytragic flaw
nnoun.actfailure to reach a minimum required performanceSynset:flunk
Examples:- his failing the course led to his disqualification
- he got two flunks on his report
Antonyms:passing
Derivationally Related Form:fail
Hypernyms:failure
Inherited Hypernyms:failingfailurenonaccomplishmentacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.socialfail to do something; leave something undoneSynset:fail neglect
Examples:- She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
- The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
Derivationally Related Form:neglectfailure
Inherited Hypernyms:fail
Direct Hyponyms:chokedefaultdefault onlose trackmissmuffstrike out
Full Troponyms:bunk offchokecutdefaultfanlose trackmissmuffstrike outwhiff
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE
vverb.socialbe unsuccessfulSynset:fail go wrong miscarry
Examples:- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
Antonyms:succeed
Derivationally Related Form:failuremiscarriage
Inherited Hypernyms:fail
Direct Hyponyms:ball upblowbobblebodgebollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbotchbotch upbumblebunglefallfall flatfall throughflopflubflufffoul upfounderfuck upfumblelouse upmess upmishandlemissmuck upmuffoverreachscrew upshipwreckspoilstrike outtake it on the chin
Full Troponyms:botchfallfall throughmissoverreachshipwreckstrike outtake it on the chin
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.emotiondisappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsakeSynset:betray fail
Examples:- His sense of smell failed him this time
- His strength finally failed him
- His children failed him in the crisis
Hypernyms:disappoint let down
Inherited Hypernyms:faildisappointthwartprevent
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.changestop operating or functioningSynset:break break down conk out die fail give out give way go go bad
Examples:- The engine finally went
- The car died on the road
- The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
- The coffee maker broke
- The engine failed on the way to town
- her eyesight went after the accident
Derivationally Related Form:breakablefailurebreakdown
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:failchange
Direct Hyponyms:blowblow outburn outcrashgo downmalfunctionmisfiremisfunction
Full Troponyms:blow outcrashjammalfunctionmisfire
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | These cars won't --- (apply to: conk out, go, break, give out, fail, break down, die)
vverb.socialbe unableExamples:- I fail to understand your motives
Antonyms:manage
Inherited Hypernyms:fail
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE
vverb.socialjudge unacceptableExamples:- The teacher failed six students
Antonyms:pass
Derivationally Related Form:failing
Hypernyms:evaluate judge pass judgment
Inherited Hypernyms:failevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.socialfail to get a passing gradeSynset:bomb fail flunk flush it
Examples:- She studied hard but failed nevertheless
- Did I fail the test?
Antonyms:pass
Derivationally Related Form:failingbomb
Inherited Hypernyms:fail
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.socialfall short in what is expectedExamples:- She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law
- We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust
Derivationally Related Form:failingfailure
Inherited Hypernyms:fail
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.possessionbecome bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and closeExamples:- The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor
- A number of banks failed that year
Derivationally Related Form:failure
Inherited Hypernyms:fail
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.changeprove insufficientSynset:fail give out run out
Examples:- The water supply for the town failed after a long drought
Inherited Hypernyms:fail
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeget worseHypernyms:decline worsen
Inherited Hypernyms:failworsenchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adj satadj.allbelow acceptable in performanceAntonyms:satisfactory
Inherited Hypernyms:failing
Similar to:unsatisfactory