Lemon and Near miss

Lemon

Lemon noun - Something that has failed.
Usage example: the used car he bought turned out to be a lemon, and he soon had trouble starting the thing

Near miss and lemon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Near miss" instead a noun "Lemon".

Nearby Word: lemony

Near miss

Near miss noun - A barely successful escape from something undesirable.
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Lemon and near miss are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lemon" instead a noun phrase "Near miss".
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