Success and Failure - Resulting in Failure
Here you will learn some English words related to resulting in failure such as "abortive", "barren", and "collapse".
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something that is very unlikely to succeed
failing to produce or accomplish the desired outcome
(of a crime, suicide, etc.) not done successfully
to have a result contrary to what one desired or intended
in a way that is not satisfactory, acceptable, or successful
used to state that someone has no chance of achieving success or reaching the desired outcome
to attempt to do something that is beyond one's capability
a failure in the progress or effectiveness of a relationship or system
to handle a task or activity clumsily, often causing damage or problem
(of a relationship, negotiation, etc.) to fail to function properly
to try hard yet achieve very little or nothing at all
to perform poorly or fail unexpectedly when winning or favored to win
used to refer to an attempt or a guess that was close to achieve success but failed to do so
(of a system, organization, etc.) having experienced sudden failure due to becoming too weak or unsuccessful to continue
to experience a sudden and complete failure
to suddenly fail at something
to have an undesirable, unfortunate, or disappointing outcome
to fail to achieve the desired results
to make something break up into smaller pieces
to become weak or begin to fail
an attitude that makes someone believe that they do not stand a chance in a particular situation
to make someone or something not fit or suitable for a particular position or activity
to gradually fail or be forgotten, particularly due to failure to achieve success
not fulfilling one's expectations or hopes
in an extremely unsuccessful or unfortunate way
extremely unsuccessful, unfortunate, or poorly executed
in a manner that falls short of expectations or desired standards
