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fail verb

  /feɪl/
  • (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
  • To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
  • (archaic) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.
 desum
  • (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
  • (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
 dēficiō, dēsum

failing noun

  /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
  • weakness; defect
 lapsus

failing preposition

  /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
  • If what follows is not possible; without.
 sine
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