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Fail
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Fail
/feɪl/
To not achieve the desired outcome or goal; to not succeed.
Synonyms:
flunk
miss
collapse
founder
go wrong
Antonyms:
succeed
pass
achieve
thrive
accomplish
Examples:
I
had succeeded where other men had failed.
I
press still failing to get a lid on my frustration.
M
y head fails me.
Etymology:
Derived from the Old French word
faillir
, which came from the Latin
fallere
, meaning
to deceive
or
to trick
.
Usage Statistics:
126 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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