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Ausfall — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • casualty noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  • diatribe noun An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
  • failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
  • lunge noun A sudden forward movement, such as an attack with a sword or an attempt to grab something.
  • outage noun A period during which a service, especially electricity, is not working.
  • sally noun A sudden dash out from a defended position to attack, or a similar sudden burst of activity.

Senses

Ausfall is used for these senses in English:

  • casualty (military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
  • diatribe An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
  • failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
  • failure Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
  • lunge A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
  • outage A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
  • sally A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
  • sally A sudden rushing forth.

casualty — full definition

  1. noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  2. noun A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  3. noun Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
  4. noun A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

diatribe — full definition

  1. noun An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
  2. noun A prolonged discourse; a long-winded speech.

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