Misslingen — meaning in English
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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.
- miscarry verb To lose a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.
- 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
- noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
- noun A malfunction or fault reported by a machine or computer program.
- noun The difference between a measured or calculated value and the true or correct value.
failure — full definition
- noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
- noun Not doing something that should have been done.
- noun The point at which an organ or system stops working properly.
- noun Someone or something considered unsuccessful.
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