Decrease and Fail

Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

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Fail and decrease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Decrease and fail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Fail".

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

power	decrease power	fail power
attack	decrease attack	fail attack
number	decrease number	fail number
time	decrease time	fail time
Other words: level, times, points.

However, if you so much as screw up even once then your meter will decrease and eventually fail the ENTIRE mission, forcing you to start all over again.

Source: That One Sidequest
Hilariously, there are multiple studies saying that anti-drug propaganda, both fictional works and real anti-drug programs, like DARE, not only fail to decrease the rate of drug and alcohol use among the participants, but in some places the rates actually increase.

Source: Analysis / Do Not Do This Cool Thing

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