Definitions for failed

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Spelling: [feyld]

IPA: /feɪld/

Failed is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 132 anagrams from letters in failed (adefil).

Definitions for failed

noun

1. Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: a person who fails in this way.
2. Stock Exchange. a stockbroker's inability to deliver or receive security within the required time after sale or purchase. such an undelivered security.
3. Obsolete. failure as to performance, occurrence, etc.

Idioms

1. without fail, with certainty; positively:

adjective

1. falling short of success or achievement in something expected, desired, etc.:
2. unsuccessful; failed:
3. Slang. of or noting an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc.: embarrassingly incompetent, stupid, etc: very bad or of inferior quality.

interjection

1. Slang. (used to mock an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., giving it an exaggerated importance): (used to indicate that something is bad or of inferior quality)

verb (used with object)

1. to be unsuccessful in the performance or completion of:
2. (of some expected or usual resource) to prove of no use or help to:
3. to receive less than a passing grade or mark in:
4. to declare (a person) unsuccessful in a test, course of study, etc.; give less than a passing grade to:

verb (used without object)

1. to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved:
2. to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or course of study:
3. to be or become deficient or lacking; be insufficient or absent; fall short:
4. to dwindle, pass, or die away:
5. to lose strength or vigor; become weak:
6. to become unable to meet or pay debts or business obligations; become insolvent or bankrupt.
7. (of a building member, structure, machine part, etc.) to break, bend, crush, or be otherwise destroyed or made useless because of an excessive load.
8. to stop functioning or operating:
9. Slang. to make an embarrassing or humorous mistake, be in a humiliating situation, etc., and be subject to ridicule: to be embarrassingly incompetent, stupid, etc.: to be bad or of inferior quality:

Origin of failed

First recorded in 1650-60; fail + -ed²

Examples for failed

Besides, it was not very substantial, and failed to keep up their wonted strength.

Yet he failed not to regard these indulgences as utter folly.

Had the encounter been anticipated his composure would perhaps have failed him.

Even this, however, failed to afford them as much variety as they wished.

This is the Mexico that has been called a “failed state” — most recently by Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the president of Uruguay.

Her relationship with him had failed, Alison told Cole, because he reminded her of their dead son.

Apparently, the company “failed to properly test its systems.”

In this case, I can only hope that in my experience it failed so to do.

Female business leaders offer the hope of a private solution where a public one failed.

Yet meaningful negotiations to free the hostages have failed to get off the ground.