failed — ODE · Shobdo

failed /feɪld

▸ adjective [attributive]

1 (of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful:

a failed coup attempt.

▪ (of a person) unsuccessful in a particular activity:

a failed writer.

▪ (of a business) unable to continue owing to financial difficulties:

a failed transport company.

2 (of a mechanism) not functioning properly:

an aircraft with a failed engine.