Text: 1 to stop functioning<my video camera failed just as I was about to shoot the big moment>Synonymsbreak, break down, conk (out), crash, cut out, die, give out, stallRelated Wordsfizzle, sputter, wheeze; malfunctionAntonymsstart (up) 2 to be unsuccessful<despite all the publicity, the movie failed miserably at the box office>Synonymscollapse, flop, flunk, fold, wash outRelated Wordsflounder, struggle; decline, slip, slump, wanePhrasesfall flatNear Antonymsflourish, prosper, thriveAntonymssucceed 3 to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of<Boston Red Sox fans are pretty much used to having the team fail them>— see disappoint 4 to lose bodily strength or vigor<ever since she reached the age of 90, Grandma has been noticeably failing>— see weaken 2 5 to miss the opportunity or obligation<failed to mention that he had already been paid for the job by the homeownerʼs wife>— see neglect 3

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