failed

[feyld]

adjective

1. 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

First recorded in 1650–60; fail ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

That same month he posted photos of the wreckage a skydiving plane he was on saying the plane's engine had failed after take off.

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Her family moved to London in the mid-1950s and, having failed to get the qualifications necessary to go to university, she embarked on a career as a journalist.

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Lecornu – the ultimate Macron loyalist – was seen as his last resort, but now he too has failed.

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The final two unbeaten records in the NFL failed to make it beyond week five as the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills suffered shock home defeats.

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After physiotherapy failed to improve the problem, a series of scans showed nerves in his brain and spinal cord had been damaged by MND.

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Related Words

• abortive 
• disastrous 
• doomed 
• foiled 
• fruitless 
• futile 
• ill-fated 
• ineffective 
• ineffectual 
• losing 
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• useless 
• vain