Failure and Hazard

Failure

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

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

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

Hazard noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.

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Failure and hazard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Hazard".

Nearby Words: hazardous, hazarded, hazardously, hazarding

similar	similar failure	similar hazard
regular	regular failure	regular hazard
single	single failure	single hazard
obvious	obvious failure	obvious hazard
Other adjectives: actual, real, constant, severe, massive, big, serious, huge, potential, final, inevitable, random, last, occasional, biggest.

Critical Psychoanalysis Failure: A significant occupational hazard for any doctor who interviews Arkham's crazies.

Source: Video Game / Batman: Arkham Asylum
Later V mixes replaced this with Risky mode, where you can select the number of mistakes to failure (4, 2, and yes, even 1) but is identical to Hazard otherwise.

Source: Video Game / Gitadora
On Hazard mode, where one combo break results in immediate failure, the gauge flashes at all times.

Source: Critical Annoyance

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