Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Result in
Result in verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Both terms in one sentence
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But depending on the circumstances, a paradox can cause a universe's safety mechanisms to fail and result in The End of the World as We Know It... which is what happens in the backstory of 4U city.
Source: Webcomic / Sluggy Freelance - After they push him around most of the episode, he tells them to shove off when they try to get him to participate in a coup de'tat that will most likely fail and result in his death.
Source: Category Traitor -
Almost all tabletops have a critical and/or a critical fail type of system that can result in TPK, hence being the namer of the tropes.
Source: Total Party Kill
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Result in and Fail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/result_in
Fail & Result in. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/result_in>.
Result in or Fail. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/result_in.
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