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Failure

fiasco

noun

a complete and embarrassing failure

debacle

noun

something that fails completely in an embarrassing way

error

noun

a failure in a computer process

failure

noun

a situation in which something such as a machine or an organ in your body stops working correctly

flop

noun

a complete failure

washout

noun

a failure

collapse

noun

a situation in which something fails or stops existing

breakdown

noun

a situation in which something has failed or is beginning to fail

malfunction

noun

a failure to work or operate correctly

crash

noun

the sudden and complete failure of a business

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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wane

getting smaller, weaker, or less important

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show a bit of ankle

… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything

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