Versagen — meaning in English

English meaning

• barf noun Vomit.
• fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
• failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
• flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.

Senses

Versagen is used for these senses in English:

• barf (computing, slang, intransitive, by extension) Of a system: to fail.
• fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
• 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.
• flop (intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).

barf — full definition

1. noun Vomit.
2. verb To vomit.
3. intj Used to express disgust.

fail — full definition

1. verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
2. verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
3. verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
4. noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.

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