- The act of a person or thing that fails; a failure.
- A minor fault.
Undergoing failure: failing health; failing kidneys; a failing business.
prep.In the absence of; without: Failing new evidence, the case will surely be lost.
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fail·ing (fā'lĭng) ![]() |
Undergoing failure: failing health; failing kidneys; a failing business.
prep.In the absence of; without: Failing new evidence, the case will surely be lost.
| Thesaurus: failing |
noun
| Antonyms: failing |
Definition: not well, weak
Antonyms: healthy, ok, rebounding, strong, thriving, well
n
Definition: lapse, shortcoming
Antonyms: advantage, strength, strong point
| WordNet: failing |
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)
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
| Translations: Failing |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - ufuldkommenhed, svaghed, fejl
prep. - i mangel af, hvis ikke
adj. - svigtende
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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
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Versagen, Schwäche
prep. - mangels
adj. - fehlend, ausbleibend
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ελάττωμα, μειονέκτημα, κουσούρι
prep. - αν δεν (συμβεί κ.λπ.)
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - falta (f)
prep. - na ausência de
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Русский (Russian)
недостаток, слабость, за неимением
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Español (Spanish)
n. - defecto, debilidad, flaqueza, fracaso, quiebra
prep. - faltando, a falta de, en caso de no
adj. - menguante, declinante
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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
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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
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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
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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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