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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

  1. noun A person or thing that breaks, destroys, or gets rid of something specified (often as the second half of a compound word).
  2. noun An informal, friendly form of address for a man, similar to "buddy" or "pal."

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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