epäonnistuminen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bust verb To break something, especially by force.
- debacle noun A sudden, humiliating failure or collapse.
- failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
- flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
- miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
Senses
epäonnistuminen is used for these senses in English:
- bust (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
- debacle (figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]
- failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
- flop A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
- miss A failure to obtain or accomplish something; a failure to succeed.
bust — full definition
- verb To break something, especially by force.
- verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
- noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
- noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
- adjective Broke; without any money.