Failure and Mistake

Failure

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

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

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

Mistake noun - A wrong judgment.

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Failure and mistake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Mistake".

Nearby Words: mistaken, mistakenly, mistaking

similar	similar failure	similar mistake
complete	complete failure	complete mistake
critical	critical failure	critical mistake
single	single failure	single mistake
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, massive, big, great, serious, huge, embarrassing, horrible, possible, past, catastrophic, apparent, slightest, colossal, last, greatest, occasional, previous, biggest.

Second, in her first year Louise locked herself in a chapel and prayed to God and the Founder for a sign that she wasn't a failure or a mistake.

Source: Harsher In Hindsight / Fan Fic
However she makes the fatal mistake of underestimating Reese's intelligence, leading to her failure.

Source: Smug Snake / Live-Action TV
Ronnie: Because the first is a mistake, the second is a failure, the third is terrifying and the fourth is reluctant.

Source: Web Original / Chernobyl Curs

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