failed
[ feyld ]
/ feɪld /
adjective
falling short of success or achievement in something expected, desired, etc.: bad memories from a failed relationship; a failed attempt to save his daughter.
Words nearby failed
Definition for failed (2 of 2)
Origin of fail
1175–1225; Middle English
failen < Anglo-French, Old French
faillir < Vulgar Latin
*fallīre, for Latin
fallere to disappoint, deceive
OTHER WORDS FROM fail
un·failed, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for failed
British Dictionary definitions for failed (1 of 2)
fail
1
/ (feɪl) /
verb
noun
a failure to attain the required standard, as in an examination
without fail
definitely; with certainty
Word Origin for fail
C13: from Old French
faillir, ultimately from Latin
fallere to disappoint; probably related to Greek
phēlos deceitful
British Dictionary definitions for failed (2 of 2)
fail
2
/ (fel) /
noun
Scot
a turf; sod
Word Origin for fail
perhaps from Scottish Gaelic
fàl
Idioms and Phrases with failed
fail
see without fail; words fail me.