Meaning of FAILING
| Pronunciation: | | 'feyling
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- [n] failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"
- [n] a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
- [adj] going from better to worse
- [adj] below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"
- [adj] unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"
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| | Synonyms: | | declining, deteriorating, failed, regressing, regressive, retrograde, retrogressive, unsatisfactory, unsuccessful, weakness |
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| | Antonyms: | | pass, passing, qualifying | | |
| | See Also: | | failure, fatigue, flaw, imperfection, imperfectness, inadequacy, insufficiency | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fail"ing\, n.
1. A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure;
deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault;
infirmity; as, a mental failing.
And ever in her mind she cas about For that
unnoticed failing in herself. --Tennyson.
2. The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt.
Syn: See {Fault}.
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