Synonyms

fail go_wrong

Examples

"Where do today's public schools fail?" "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

Used in print

But if his purpose was to inspire terror , his action could hardly have miscarried more obviously .

Related terms

succeed miss miss fall overreach botch strike_out fall_through take_it_on_the_chin shipwreck failure failure miscarriage

Related terms

carry_to_term abort spontaneous_abortion