Failure and Repulse

Failure

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

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

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

Repulse noun - Treatment that is deliberately unfriendly.

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Failure and repulse are semantically related in snub topic. Sometimes you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Repulse".

successful	successful failure	successful repulse
last	last failure	last repulse

XCOM 2 takes place in a world where the first XCOM project to repulse the alien invasion ended in an early, utter failure.

Source: Bag Of Spilling / Video Games

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