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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

  1. verb To break something, especially by force.
  2. verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
  3. noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
  4. noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
  5. adjective Broke; without any money.

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