C1 Ordlista - Kamper och motgångar

causing a lot of damage or harm

förstörande, destruktiv

very harmful or bad

katastrofal, förödande

hard to achieve, find, remember, or define

svårfångad, svårdefinierad

very bad or worrisome

allvarlig, graverande

not achieving the desired outcome or intended result

ineffektiv, otillräcklig

not wanted or considered unpleasant

oönskad, ovälkommen

too intense or powerful to resist or manage effectively

överväldigande, dominerande

without success or achieving the desired result

förgäves, utan framgång

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

fördöma, försätta i misslyckande

to fail to do something, particularly as a result of carelessness

försummad, ignorera

to cause a person or thing to come across as less significant

överskugga, skuggas av

a failure in the progress or effectiveness of a relationship or system

sammanbrott, kollaps

a responsibility or task that causes hardship, stress, etc.

börda, ansvar

a horrible event that causes much suffering and damage

katastrof, olycka

a situation that shows no signs of progress or improvement

återvändsgränd, ingen utväg

an existing weakness or fault in someone or something

brist, defekt

a mistake or unsuccessful act

misslyckande, fel

a reduction in size, amount, number, etc.

fallet, minskning

a wrong move or act

fel, skyldighet

a difficulty or problem that must be overcome in order to achieve something

hinder, svårighet

difficulties caused by something that makes one irritated or uncomfortable

olägenhet, besvär

a failure to function or work properly

malfunction, fel

a situation with many problems or difficulties, caused particularly by someone who is careless

kaos, röran

a minor accident that has no serious consequences

litet missöde, otur

circumstances that make it difficult to achieve something

hindren, svårigheterna

a mistake made because of forgetting to do or not noticing something

bortse, förbistring

a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

bakslag, problem

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

underdog, slagsida

to cause someone problems

not yielding the expected result

faced with a problem or difficult situation

despite a challenging or difficult situation

i ansiktet på, trots

causing a negative consequence or cost to someone or something in order to benefit another

på bekostnad av, på kostnad av

to leave a place to be safe from a dangerous situation

evakuera, tömma

a principle stating that if there is a possibility for a bad thing to happen, it will happen

to be in a situation where one has to be careful about every decision they make because even one mistake can pose a great risk