failed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feɪld/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪld

Verb

failed

1. simple past and past participle of fail

Adjective

failed (not comparable)

1. unsuccessful
2. Decayed; worn out.
3. Bankrupt.

   The government is unwilling to bail out the failed bank.

Derived terms

• failed back syndrome
• failed state
• failed supernova
• unfailed

 

Translations

unsuccessful

• Esperanto: misa (eo)
• Finnish: epäonnistunut (fi); hylätty (fi) (in an exam etc.)

decayed; worn out

bankrupt — see also bankrupt

• Finnish: nurin mennyt, vararikkoon joutunut

Anagrams

• afield, defail