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adjective
- 1. (of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful: "a failed coup attempt"
- 2. (of a mechanism) not functioning properly: "an aircraft with a failed engine"
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not achieving wealth, popularity, or success. unsuccessful He tried for years to get his work published before accepting he was a commercially unsuccessful writer. failed She was a failed singer. frustrated He was a legendary actor, but a frustrated director.
FAIL definition: 1. to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do: 2. if none of our plans…. Learn more.
a. : to disappoint the expectations or trust of. her friends failed her. b. : to miss performing an expected service or function for. his wit failed him. 2. : to be deficient in : lack. never failed an invincible courage Douglas MacArthur.
From Washington Post. Just as a doomsday cult continually reworks its calculations to account for failed end of days predictions, QAnon is always moving the goalposts for when its big day will arrive. From FiveThirtyEight.
Definition of failed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
unsuccessful; abortive. a failed attempt to smuggle a shipment of weapons into the country. She was accused of involvement with the failed coup. After a failed military offensive, all government troops and police were withdrawn from the island. The truth is, I'm a failed comedy writer really. a failed hotel business.
11 meanings: 1. to be unsuccessful in an attempt (at something or to do something) 2. to stop operating or working properly 3..... Click for more definitions.
Fail definition: to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved. See examples of FAIL used in a sentence.
Define failed. failed synonyms, failed pronunciation, failed translation, English dictionary definition of failed. adj. Having undergone failure: new economic policies intended to replace the failed ones of a past administration.
Synonyms for FAILED: unsuccessful, failing, inauspicious, collapsing, unpromising, no-good, washing-out, futureless; Antonyms of FAILED: successful, going, triumphant, promising, prosperous, thriving, flourishing, coming.
