Definitions for: Failing


[n] failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"
[n] a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
[adj] going from better to worse
[adj] below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"
[adj] unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"



Webster (1913) Definition: Fail"ing, n.
1. A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure;
deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault;
infirmity; as, a mental failing.

And ever in her mind she cas about For that
unnoticed failing in herself. --Tennyson.

2. The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt.

Syn: See Fault.

Synonyms: declining, deteriorating, failed, regressing, regressive, retrograde, retrogressive, unsatisfactory, unsuccessful, weakness

Antonyms: pass, passing, qualifying

See Also: failure, fatigue, flaw, imperfection, imperfectness, inadequacy, insufficiency

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