114 entries under failure topic. ×

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boner(noun, slip, fault, lapse)
8
flub(noun, verb, break, fall, slip)
7
boo-boo(noun, break, slip, fault)
7
boob(noun, slip, fault, indiscretion)
7
false step(noun, expression, idiom, slip)
7
miscue(noun, verb, correct, slip)
7
omission(noun, slip, fault, lapse)
6
slip up(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, fall)
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botch(noun, verb, break, disorder, slip)
5
bungle(noun, verb, break, disorder, slip)
5
gaucherie(noun, break, slip, mess)
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failing(noun, slip, weakness, crack)
4
mess(noun, verb, break, disorder, difficulty)
4
mishap(noun, action, act, defeat, blow)
4
setback(defeat, back, blow, slow)
4
slipup(noun, slip, fault, lapse)
3
miscarriage
2
bonehead play(expression, error, muddle, blunder)
2
botchery
2
breakdown(noun, fault, lapse, error)
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