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1. (n.) failing
an act or instance of failing; failure.
2. failing
a defect or fault; shortcoming; weakness.
3. (prep.) failing
in the absence or default of:
Failing payment, we shall sue.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) failing, weakness
a flaw or weak point
"he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
2. (adj) failing, flunk
failure to reach a minimum required performance
"his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"
3. (adj) failing
below acceptable in performance
"received failing grades"
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1. (noun) failing
a weakness or flaw
her personal failings; the failings of these government programs
2. (preposition) failing
failing that
if that does not happen
Try calling city hall, or failing that, call the police.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) failing
a failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing
2. (noun) failing
the act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt
3. failing
of Fail
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Sense: a fault or weakness
He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.
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 Afrikaans: gebrek, swakheid, tekortk |
 Arabic: ضَعْف، عَيْب، نَقْص |
 Bulgarian: недостатък |
 Brazilian: falta |
 Czech: chyba, slabost |
 German: der Fehler |
 Danish: fejl; mangel |
 Greek: αδυναμία, ελάττωμα |
 Spanish: defecto, fallo, punto déb |
 Estonian: puudus, viga |
 Farsi: نقطه ضعف |
 Finnish: heikkous |
 French: défaut |
 Hebrew: חוּלשָׁה |
 Hindi: कमजोरी, असफलता |
 Croatian: mana, slabost |
 Hungarian: gyengeség, hiba |
 Indonesian: kelemahan |
 Icelandic: annmarki, galli, veikleik |
 Italian: difetto |
 Japanese: 弱点 |
 Korean: 결점, 약점 |
 Lithuanian: trūkumas, silpnybė |
 Latvian: trūkums; vājība |
 Malay: kelemahan |
 Dutch: tekortkoming |
 Norwegian: feil, skavank, svakhet |
 Polish: słabość |
 Persian: نقطه ضعف |
 Pashto: بې وسى، ناتوانى، كمزورى ن |
 Portuguese: falta |
 Romanian: defect |
 Russian: недостаток |
 Slovak: chyba |
 Slovenian: slabost |
 Serbian: mana |
 Swedish: fel, brist, svaghet |
 Thai: ความผิดพลาดหรือจุดอ่อน |
 Turkish: kusur, zaaf, zayıflık |
 Taiwanese: 缺點 |
 Ukrainian: вада; слабкість |
 Urdu: کمزوری یا عیب |
 Vietnamese: nhược điểm |
 Chinese: 缺点 |
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