Misslingen — meaning in English

English meaning

• error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
• failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
• flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
• sour adjective Having a sharp, acidic taste, like lemon or vinegar.

Senses

Misslingen is used for these senses in English:

• error (telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.
• failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
• flop (intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
• miscarry To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). [from 16th c.]
• sour (intransitive) To become disenchanted.

error — full definition

1. noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
2. noun A malfunction or fault reported by a machine or computer program.
3. noun The difference between a measured or calculated value and the true or correct value.

failure — full definition

1. noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
2. noun Not doing something that should have been done.
3. noun The point at which an organ or system stops working properly.
4. noun Someone or something considered unsuccessful.

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