⚠️ A weakness ❌ A not pass ❌ Not passing

failing

1 3.4

A case of not reaching the required standard in a test

noun
/ˈfeɪlɪŋ/

: reprobación

I talked my way out of failing my driver's test.

Examples

She went from a straight A student to failing just about every class.
I don't mind failing and, and, and owning up to it.
And you're not punished for failing, you're punished for not trying.
After studying hard for weeks, failing the final exam was a crushing disappointment.
His fear of failing kept him from applying to his dream university.
Many students learned valuable lessons from their early failings in school.

Synonyms

failure

vsfailing

79 1.8

Not doing something that should be done

is about not meeting required performance standards rather than omitting an expected action

flunk

vsfailing

Informal

2 5.5

A failing grade on an exam or in a class when you do not get the required score

is any instance of not meeting a required standard, not only examinations

nonsuccess

vsfailing

5.6

An event or action that does not reach its aim

is specifically an instance of missing the required minimum standard, often in tests

Antonyms

success

∞ 1.0

Getting what you want after working hard

passing

11 1.7

Success in meeting the needed level in a test

How Defensible

to hold up to scrutiny

1 5.3

failing

1 3.4

collapse

350 4.1

Surface Forms

failing singular

failings plural

Morphology

failing = fail (transparent) = fail + ing

This noun is a gerund/nominalization formed from 'fail' with '-ing', denoting an act or instance of failing, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Failing as a noun is the name for one time you fail, from the verb fail that means 'to not reach a required standard'. So a failing is a single instance of not passing an exam or course.