| NOUN | act | flunk, failing | failure to reach a minimum required performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | social | flunk, fail, bomb, flush it | fail to get a passing grade |
| Sounds | flah'ngk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | bunk ... trunk: 19 rhymes with ahngk... | |
| Meaning | failure to reach a minimum required performance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he got two flunks on his report" | |
| Synonym | failing | |
| Broader | failure | An act that fails |
| Opposite | passing, pass, qualifying | success in satisfying a test or requirement |
| Spanish | fracaso | |
| Catalan | suspens | |
| Meaning | fail to get a passing grade. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | fail, bomb, flush it | |
| Opposite | pass, make it | go successfully through a test or a selection process |
| Similar to | fail | judge unacceptable |
| fail | fall short in what is expected | |
| Spanish | catear, suspender | |
| Catalan | suspendre | |
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