Failure and Stroke

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

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Stroke is an antonym for failure in accomplishment topic.

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

Stroke noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Failure is an antonym for stroke in topics: accomplishment, seizure.

Nearby Words: stroked, stroking

initial	initial failure	initial stroke
single	single failure	single stroke
real	real failure	real stroke
severe	severe failure	severe stroke
Other adjectives: massive, great, disastrous, dramatic, possible, final, last, sudden, biggest.

Even ending on the fringe on the first stroke is deemed a failure, and - regardless of the cause - failure in general means starting over from the first hole.

Source: Video Game / Mario Golf
The resignation had more to do with TARU assaulting Super Hate, leading to the latter having a stroke, than failure to turn the company around, which he actually succeeded in.

Source: Mis-blamed
It says that from the group of five boys aged 8-10 three died during the trial (mosly due to stroke or multiple organ failure), one survived but had to be put out of his misery due to severe brain damage and only one survived unscathed enough to continue training.

Source: Video Game / The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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