неуда́чник — meaning in English
neudachnik
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English meaning
- buster noun A person or thing that breaks, destroys, or gets rid of something specified (often as the second half of a compound word).
- failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
- loser noun Someone who fails to win a game, contest, or competition.
- misfit noun A person who doesn't fit in with the people or group around them.
- underdog noun A competitor who is expected to lose.
- washout noun Damage or a channel caused when a rush of water erodes soil, a road, or a railway line.
Senses
неуда́чник is used for these senses in English:
- buster (chiefly, colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.
- failure An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.
- lame duck (informal, transitive, intransitive) To behave in the manner of a lame duck.
- loser A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.
- loser (derogatory) A contemptible or unfashionable person.
- misfit A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
- underdog A competitor thought unlikely to win.
- washout An unsuccessful person.
buster — full definition
- noun A person or thing that breaks, destroys, or gets rid of something specified (often as the second half of a compound word).
- noun An informal, friendly form of address for a man, similar to "buddy" or "pal."
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.