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More words related to failing
Achilles heel
noun. vulnerable point
abortive
adjective. failing to achieve a goal
chink in one's armor
noun. weak point
decay
noun. breaking down, collapse
- adulteration
- atrophy
- blight
- caries
- consumption
- corrosion
- crumbling
- decadence
- decline
- decomposition
- decrease
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- depreciation
- deterioration
- dilapidation
- disintegration
- disrepair
- dissolution
- downfall
- dying
- extinction
- fading
- failing
- gangrene
- impairment
- mortification
- perishing
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- putridness
- rot
- rotting
- ruin
- ruination
- rust
- senescence
- spoilage
- spoilation
- wasting
- wasting away
- withering
decline
noun. lessening
- abatement
- backsliding
- comedown
- cropper
- decay
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- descent
- deterioration
- devolution
- diminution
- dissolution
- dive
- downfall
- downgrade
- downturn
- drop
- dwindling
- ebb
- ebbing
- enfeeblement
- failing
- failure
- fall
- falling off
- flop
- lapse
- on the skids
- pratfall
- recession
- relapse
- senility
- skids
- slump
- wane
- waning
- weakening
- worsening
defect
noun. blemish, imperfection
- birthmark
- blot
- blotch
- break
- bug
- catch
- check
- crack
- deficiency
- deformity
- discoloration
- drawback
- error
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- foible
- frailty
- gap
- glitch
- gremlin
- hole
- infirmity
- injury
- irregularity
- kink
- knot
- lack
- mark
- marring
- mistake
- patch
- rift
- rough spot
- scar
- scarcity
- scratch
- seam
- second
- shortage
- shortcoming
- sin
- speck
- spot
- stain
- taint
- unsoundness
- vice
- want
- weak point
- weakness
defection
noun. abandonment
defects
noun. blemish, imperfection
- birthmark
- blot
- blotch
- break
- bug
- catch
- check
- crack
- deficiency
- deformity
- discoloration
- drawback
- error
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- foible
- frailty
- gap
- glitch
- gremlin
- hole
- infirmity
- injury
- irregularity
- kink
- knot
- lack
- mark
- marring
- mistake
- patch
- rift
- rough spot
- scar
- scarcity
- scratch
- seam
- second
- shortage
- shortcoming
- sin
- speck
- spot
- stain
- taint
- unsoundness
- vice
- want
- weak point
- weakness
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