epäonnistua — meaning in English

English meaning

• backfire verb Of an engine or gun, to ignite or explode unexpectedly in the wrong direction, often with a loud pop.
• fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
• founder noun A person who establishes an organization, company, or institution.

Senses

epäonnistua is used for these senses in English:

• backfire (idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
• fail (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
• fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
• founder (intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.
• go wrong (intransitive, idiomatic) To worsen; to fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
• lay an egg (idiomatic, of a person, organization, etc.) To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.
• mess up (intransitive) To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.
• miscarry To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). [from 16th c.]

backfire — full definition

1. verb Of an engine or gun, to ignite or explode unexpectedly in the wrong direction, often with a loud pop.
2. verb To produce the opposite result to the one intended, making the situation worse.

fail — full definition

1. verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
2. verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
3. verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
4. noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.

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