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failed
[ feyld ]
adjective
- falling short of success or achievement in something expected, desired, etc.:
bad memories from a failed relationship; a failed attempt to save his daughter.
Word History and Origins
Origin of failed1
Example Sentences
About a fifth of all complaints contained mention of the failed referendum.
It was an ultimately frustrating night for Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, who failed to convert any of their five shots on target.
"The British government has failed us for 100 years," Mo Charra told Vulture last year.
An investigation into the murder of 10 men in County Armagh failed to arrest and interview 11 men identified by intelligence, the police ombudsman has found.
All this is possible because, in January of this year, while they still had a majority, Senate Democrats failed to pass the so-called Press Act.
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