failing

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/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

noun 1prep 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

major, worst

His major failing was that he never listened to advice from anyone.

common, human

She recognized her common failing of procrastinating whenever she felt overwhelmed by difficult tasks.

moral | personal

VERB + FAILING

have

Even the most successful athletes have failings that they work hard to overcome.

Definitions

noun

weakness; defect

His worst failing is his temper.

At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.

prep

If what follows is not possible; without.

A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — failure to reach a minimum required performance

flunk

noun — a flaw or weak point

weakness

Antonyms

passing
pass
qualifying

Idioms & Phrases

by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail

Alternative form of failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

Example Bank

His worst failing is his temper.

Wiktionary

At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.

Wiktionary

A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.

Wiktionary

My memory is failing.

Tatoeba · #20210

Failing the examination means waiting for another year.

Tatoeba · #263456

The car failing to start, we went by bus.

Tatoeba · #265487

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