Failure and Mess

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Failure

Failure noun - Something that has failed.

Usage example: the students' first attempt to build a homemade rocket was a disappointing failure

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Mess is a synonym for failure in fiasco topic. In some cases you can use "Mess" instead a noun "Failure", when it comes to topics like lack of success.

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

Mess

Mess noun - A state in which everything is out of order.

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Failure is a synonym for mess in fiasco topic. Sometimes you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Mess".

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

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complete	complete failure	complete mess
total	total failure	total mess
real	real failure	real mess
massive	massive failure	massive mess
Other adjectives: big, huge, horrible, absolute, pathetic, subsequent, resulting.

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In Neverwinter Nights, the confused angsty mess of a person that is Aribeth considers her fiancee's unjustified execution at the end of chapter 1 to be her failure.

Source: My Greatest Failure
Made worse by the penalty for failure; mess around in the desert too much and your partys' max HP will be reduced permanently with every step.

Source: Tutorial Failure
The letter, plus seeing his friend sobbing at his own failure to deliver the letter, leaves this normally deadpan mouse a blubbering mess.

Source: Tears of Remorse

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