n.

1. The act of a person or thing that fails; a failure.
2. A minor fault.

adj.

Undergoing failure: failing health; failing kidneys; a failing business.

prep.

In the absence of; without: Failing new evidence, the case will surely be lost.

noun

An imperfection of character: fault, foible, frailty, infirmity, shortcoming, weakness, weak point. See better/worse, help/harm/harmless.

adj

Definition: not well, weak
Antonyms: healthy, ok, rebounding, strong, thriving, well

n

Definition: lapse, shortcoming
Antonyms: advantage, strength, strong point

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a flaw or weak point
  Synonym: weakness

Meaning #2: failure to reach a minimum required performance
  Antonym: passing (meaning #7)

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The adjective failing has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: unable to meet financial obligations
  Synonym: failed

Meaning #2: below acceptable in performance

Meaning #3: going from better to worse
  Synonyms: declining, deteriorating, regressing, retrograde, retrogressive

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ufuldkommenhed, svaghed, fejl
prep. - i mangel af, hvis ikke
adj. - svigtende

idioms:

• failing that    i modsat fald, ellers

Nederlands (Dutch)
tekortkoming, bij gebrek aan

Français (French)
n. - défaut, faiblesse
prep. - à défaut de, faute de quoi
adj. - défaillant, faible, qui va à vau-l'eau

idioms:

• failing that    autrement, à défaut

Deutsch (German)
n. - Versagen, Schwäche
prep. - mangels
adj. - fehlend, ausbleibend

idioms:

• failing that    ansonsten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ελάττωμα, μειονέκτημα, κουσούρι
prep. - αν δεν (συμβεί κ.λπ.)

idioms:

• failing that    ειδάλλως, διαφορετικά

Italiano (Italian)
difetto

idioms:

• failing that    in mancanza di ciò

Português (Portuguese)
n. - falta (f)
prep. - na ausência de

idioms:

• failing that    caso contrário

Русский (Russian)
недостаток, слабость, за неимением

idioms:

• failing that    за неимением этого

Español (Spanish)
n. - defecto, debilidad, flaqueza, fracaso, quiebra
prep. - faltando, a falta de, en caso de no
adj. - menguante, declinante

idioms:

• failing that    de no ser posible

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svaghet
prep. - i brist på

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
失败, 过失, 缺点, 如果没有..., 若无...时, 失败的

idioms:

• failing that    不行的话...

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 失敗, 過失, 缺點
prep. - 如果沒有..., 若無...時
adj. - 失敗的

idioms:

• failing that    不行的話...

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 실패, 결점, 부족
prep. - ~없어서, ~가 없을 경우에는
adj. - 하강하는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 欠点, 弱点
prep. - …がない場合は, …がないので

idioms:

• failing that    失敗する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضعف , نقص , عيب (حرف جر) في حال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פגם, חולשה‬
prep. - ‮בהיעדר, ללא-, באין-‬
adj. - ‮שאינו עומד ב-, באין-‬

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