131 entries under failing topic. ×

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downfall(noun, drop, end, decline, ruin)
20
dereliction(noun, decline, disregard, do, neglect)
18
defeat(noun, upset, break, drop, trouble)
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omission(noun, decline, ruin, disregard, do)
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default(noun, decline, ruin, disregard, do)
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neglect(noun, decline, disregard, do, slip)
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miscarriage(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, fault)
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oversight(noun, disregard, neglect, slip, fault)
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error(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, wrong)
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lapse(noun, drop, disregard, fall, decrease)
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loss(noun, break, drop, trouble, check)
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deficiency(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, weakness)
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inadequacy(noun, decline, ruin, weakness, skill)
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lack(noun, break, ruin, defeat, block)
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fault(noun, ruin, slip, weakness, collapse)
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insufficiency(noun, weakness, skill, mistake, lack)
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nonperformance(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
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bomb(noun, person, decline, ruin, slang)
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defect(noun, upset, trouble, slip, weakness)
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deficit(noun, decline, ruin, weakness, lack)
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