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Fail

/feɪl/
To not achieve the desired outcome or goal; to not succeed.

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Examples:

I had succeeded where other men had failed.

I press still failing to get a lid on my frustration.

My head fails me.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Old French word faillir, which came from the Latin fallere, meaning to deceive or to trick.

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