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abandon ship |
to extricate oneself from a situation where danger or failure seems imminent, often at the expense of loyalty to a group or cause. [1/2 definitions] |
abort |
of a program or operation, to end prematurely, usu. in failure. [1/6 definitions] |
abortion |
a project or idea that has failed to be carried to completion, or the result of the failure to reach completion. [1/4 definitions] |
Addison's disease |
a disease caused by disturbance or failure of the adrenal glands, resulting in anemia, low blood pressure, weakness, and an abnormal brownish tinge to the skin. |
anuresis |
partial or total failure of the kidneys to produce and secrete urine, or blockage which inhibits normal urine excretion. |
bankruptcy |
a condition of utter failure, ruin, or lack. [1/2 definitions] |
blackout |
the extinguishing or hiding of all the lights of a city or region, as in a power failure or air raid. [1/4 definitions] |
bloodbath |
(informal) a period or instance of great loss, failure, or disappointment. [1/2 definitions] |
blunder |
to make a mess or a failure of. [1/5 definitions] |
bomb |
(informal) a failure. [1/4 definitions] |
breakdown |
a failure to operate. [2 definitions] |
buoyant |
able to avoid downfall or failure. [1/3 definitions] |
bust2 |
(informal) a failure or flop. [1/4 definitions] |
cardiac arrest |
the failure of the heart to pump blood; heart attack. |
chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. [1/2 definitions] |
chance |
a risk; a possibility of success or failure. [1/4 definitions] |
Cinderella |
anyone who achieves sudden success or happiness after a period of failure or misery. [1/2 definitions] |
clinker2 |
(informal) a total failure; unsatisfactory product. [1/2 definitions] |
close call |
(informal) a narrow escape from danger, failure, detection, or the like. |
come a cropper |
(informal) to suffer a failure or fiasco. [1/2 definitions] |
cook one's goose |
(informal) to cause one to lose further opportunity; ruin one's chances; doom one to failure or defeat. |
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