Failing Meaning and Definition


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Failing meaning

Word: Failing

How to pronounce: ˈfeɪlɪŋ

How to pronounce: feɪl

Noun

Definitions:

1. A weakness, especially in character; a shortcoming.

Example sentences: "Pride is a terrible failing"

Preposition

Definitions:

1. In default of; in the absence of.

Example sentences: "She longed to be with him and, failing that, to be on her own"


Synonyms:

weakness

frailty

foible

lack

deficiency

shortcoming

flaw

demerit

defective

mishap

bad luck

faulty

refusal

fault

vice

dereliction

want


Synonyms:

unsuccessful

collapse

crash

sag

decay

sink

conk

flop

wilt

stall

refuse

deny

fault

malfunction

refusal

crash down

ruin

flunk

run out

conk out

fade

fold

unsuccessful outcome

bad luck

tough luck

go bankrupt

go bust

break

forget

neglect

miss

omit

interruption

go

go wrong

cheat

betray


Antonyms:

manage

perform

turn out

appear

endure

carry out

withstand

exceed

work for

surpass

administer


Derivations:

failure

fail

failed


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Failing in Other Languages...

Spanish: Fallar

German: Scheitern

French: Défaillant

Italian: Mancanza

Turkish: Başarısızlık


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