Drubbing and Failure

Drubbing

Drubbing noun - Failure to win a contest.

Usage example: took a terrible drubbing in last night's basketball game

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Failure and drubbing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Drubbing".

Nearby Word: drubbed

Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.

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Drubbing and failure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drubbing" instead a noun "Failure".

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

total	total drubbing	total failure
critical	critical drubbing	critical failure

A couple attempts at a comeback (starring in 2009's My Life in Ruins and writing 2011's Larry Crowne) have resulted in critical drubbing and box office failure (the latter was also a rare misstep for Tom Hanks).

Source: Hollywood Hype Machine

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