65 entries under failure topic. ×

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misstep(noun, move, act, decline, ruin)
7
slip(noun, act, fall, confusion)
6
mistake(noun, slip, lapse, error)
5
blunder(noun, act, trip, fall, slip)
4
faux pas(noun, expression, decline, ruin, defeat)
3
lapse(noun, slip, confusion, fault)
3
oversight(noun, slip, confusion, fault)
2
bungle(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, slip)
2
error(noun, slip, confusion, fault)
2
miscue(noun, slip, mistake, error)
2
omission(noun, decline, neglect, slip, confusion)
2
slipup(noun, slip, confusion, fault)
1
abortion(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
bankruptcy(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
bomb(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
botch(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
breakdown(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
bust(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
checkmate(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
1
collapse(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, neglect)
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