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

DCWP’s investigation, which began in 2022, found that Starbucks had unlawfully reduced employees’ hours, denied them the opportunity to pick up additional shifts, and failed to give its employees regular schedules.

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Sure enough, during Sunday’s Grand Prix here, those people failed again in spectacular fashion.

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Dr Jack Fletcher, chairman of the BMA's resident doctors committee, said as the government had failed to come forward with a credible plan the union had been left with no choice.

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The U.K.’s budget watchdog failed to protect its assessment of measures to be announced by the government from premature access, but didn’t intentionally make the material public, an independent review concluded Monday.

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In the 1980s, they failed to stop the reopening of the undamaged reactor, when many residents were against it.

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