flop
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4.3
- noun
- /flɑp/
:
fracaso
- Despite the hype, the new restaurant was a total flop and closed within weeks.
Father's birthday, I that was my flop as a son.
- Father's birthday, I that was my flop as a son.
- There's definitely some flops in here for sure.
- That might turn out to be flops from Intel, or from AMD for that matter.
- Well, my pasta plan was a flop where I like the broccoli.
- So I've had flops and I've had huge wins with my videos.
- Which again, I wouldn't have learned that if I hadn't gone through kind of the flops early on in this process.
- OK, well I say enjoyed, but it's a bit of a flop.
- And say my, my special flops, which I knew it wasn't, but say it did.
Examples
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Bill would tell stories about various writers' lives, their notable books, their triumphs and flops, their peccadilloes and literary sins.
Academic text (2009) -
The model turned out to be a massive, expensive flop, however.
Academic text (2005) -
And if it's a huge flop, you have to eat that cost.
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OK, well, this one's looking like a flop already.
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Somebody close to you said, "One more flop and it's over."
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Obviously, my initial impression was that the experiment would prove to be a total flop.
Academic text (1995) -
This is the ultimate flop of today's video.
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As far as the entertainment world is concerned, you're a total flop now and unlikely ever to make a comeback.
Fiction book (1998) -
Despite its string of flops, it was old Hollywood aristocracy, and she had never worked for it before.
Fiction book (1990) -
The movie was expected to be a blockbuster, but it turned out to be a complete flop at the box office.
Synonyms
557
1.3
Not reaching what was planned or expected
139
5.6
A complete failure, for example a show or plan that no one likes
102
4.5
A complete failure of an event or plan
76
6.2
A complete embarrassing failure that happens suddenly and causes big problems
75
8.5
A sudden complete failure that causes public embarrassment or big loss
20
6.5
A problem that happens because of a big mistake and spoils plans
14
4.7
Something that fails to work or please people
9
5.1
A situation that is badly organized and full of mistakes
5
9.9
A serious or embarrassing mistake that causes problems
4
7.2
A person who fails to succeed after showing early promise
3
6.0
A failure that comes after a promising start
1
8.2
Something that fails completely
A thing such as a film or product that fails badly with people
A sudden, complete failure after a period of success
An embarrassing failure of a plan, event, or show
A project, event, or thing that fails very badly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.1
An electronic circuit that stays in one of two states to store information
- Specialized
A high jump method where the jumper goes over the bar backwards, head first
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Etymology
Flop meaning 'a failure' comes from the image of a show or thing that 'falls flat' with a soft thud and makes no impression. That's why a movie or plan called a flop did not succeed.