Essentiële Woordenschat voor de GRE - Hard Times
Hier leer je enkele Engelse woorden over falen, zoals "abdicate", "fiasco", "languish", etc. die nodig zijn voor het GRE-examen.
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to not accept or complete an obligation or duty

abdiceren, afzien van
to have a result contrary to what one desired or intended

terugkaatsen, een tegenovergesteld effect hebben
causing a negative consequence or cost to someone or something in order to benefit another

ten koste van
a flaw, weakness, or shortcoming that reduces the effectiveness, quality, or completeness of something
to cleverly avoid or escape from someone or something

ontwijken, ontsnappen
to intentionally cause something or someone to fail or experience a negative outcome by creating specific conditions

veroordelen, doen mislukken
a quick and unexpected downfall

fiasco, ineenstorting
to remain the same and fail to make any progress

stagneren, geen vooruitgang boeken
to experience confusion, indecision, or difficulty in finding a solution

worstelen, ploeteren
unable to result in success or anything useful

vergeefs, nutteloos
a situation that is disturbing because it causes difficulty or problems

gedoe, probleem
bringing bad fortune or ending in failure

ongelukkig, noodlottig
(of a system, organization, etc.) to experience a sudden or dramatic failure

imploderen, ineenstorten
putting someone or something at a disadvantage

ongunstig, nadelig
difficulties caused by something that makes one irritated or uncomfortable

ongemak, overlast
without success or achieving the desired result

tevergeefs, zonder succes
to fail to be successful or make any progress

kwijnen, stagneren
a thing or person that is impossible to improve or succeed

verloren zaak, hopeloos geval
to fail to achieve a desired outcome

mislukken, stranden
a person who lacks influence or importance in a particular setting or community

niemendal, persoon zonder invloed
to go beyond limits of one's power or authority, often resulting in negative consequences or failure

de grenzen overschrijden, zijn bevoegdheden te buiten gaan
deserving pity due to perceived weakness or sadness

zielig, meelijwekkend
to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry

kwellen, teisteren
unstable or insecure, often causing anxiety

precair, onstabiel
to do something in order to cause something such as an opportunity or plan to fail

doen mislukken, verijdelen
a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

tegenslag, obstakel
to not succeed in doing or accomplishing something

mislukken, falen
(of a scheme, system, organization, etc.) to begin to fail or fall apart

ontrafelen, uiteenvallen
to speak to someone in a way that suggests they are inferior or less intelligent than the speaker

neerbuigend spreken, kleineren
an individual, team, etc. who is regarded as weaker compared to others and has little chance of success as a result

underdog, outsider
not possible to reach or obtain

onbereikbaar, onhaalbaar
causing problem or difficulty

stekelig, moeilijk
(of a relationship, negotiation, etc.) to fail to function properly

mislukken, instorten
(of a joke, remark, event, etc.) to be completely unsuccessful in amusing people or having the desired effect
in a way that results in an absolute failure or disaster

dodelijk, op een fatale manier
to stay in the thoughts of someone for a long time

achtervolgen, kwellen
to fail in achieving the desired result
to bring about the destruction of a system, organization, etc.

imploderen, ineenstorten
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