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failing (noun)

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  • failing — ► NOUN ▪ a weakness in a person s character. ► PREPOSITION ▪ if not …   English terms dictionary

  • failing — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major, serious (esp. BrE), worst ▪ Vanity is her worst failing. ▪ common, human ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • failing — I noun asthenia, atony, blemish, cachexia, collapse, debilitation, decadence, decay, decline, decrepitude, defeat, deficiency, delinquency, disadvantage, failure, fallibility, fault, fiasco, flaw, foible, frailty, imperfection, inadequacy,… …   Law dictionary

  • failing — defect, fault, 1580s, verbal noun from FAIL (Cf. fail) …   Etymology dictionary

  • failing — noun a weakness, especially in someone s character. preposition if not …   English new terms dictionary

  • failing — noun Syn: fault, shortcoming, weakness, imperfection, deficiency, defect, flaw, frailty Ant: strength …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • failing — fail|ing1 [ feılıŋ ] noun count a fault or a weak point that makes someone or something less effective: He had his failings, but he was basically a good man. the failings of the criminal justice system failing fail|ing 2 [ feılıŋ ] adjective no… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • failing — I UK [ˈfeɪlɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms failing : singular failing plural failings a fault or a weak point that makes someone or something less effective He had his failings, but he was basically a good man. the failings of the criminal… …   English dictionary

  • failing — 1 noun (C) a fault or weakness: I love him, despite his failings. 2 preposition used to say that if your first suggestion is not successful or possible, there is another possibility that you could try: There are two cheap hotels, but failing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • failing — 1. noun /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/ Weakness; defect His worst failing is his temper. 2. preposition /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/ if the preferred or prior option is not possible A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention… …   Wiktionary

  • failing — [ˈfeɪlɪŋ] noun [C] I a fault that makes someone or something less effective the failings of the educational system[/ex] II preposition failing [ˈfeɪlɪŋ] used for saying that there is something else you can try We could try the bank, or, failing… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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