Definition
An archaic or obsolete term that may refer to falsehood, deception, or failure; the exact meaning is unclear due to its rarity.
Etymology
Possibly related to Old French 'faillance' meaning failure or fault, or connected to 'faille' (a fabric). The word appears only in historical texts with inconsistent usage.
Kelly Says
This word is virtually extinct in modern English—it only shows up in Middle English texts, and even then, scholars aren't entirely sure what it meant because it was used so inconsistently!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አርቀት (arqeet)
ar-keh-et
ARالعربية
فشل (fashal)
fash-al
BNবাংলা
বিফল (bifaal)
bee-faal
CACatalà
fracàs
frah-kahs
CSČeština
neúspěch
neh-oo-spech
DADansk
fiasko
fee-ah-sko
DEDeutsch
Versagen
fer-sah-gen
ELΕλληνικά
αποτυχία (apotychía)
ah-poh-tee-kee-ah
ESEspañol
fracaso
frah-kah-soh
FAفارسی
شکست (shekast)
sheh-kest
FISuomi
epäonnistuminen
eh-pah-on-nis-too-min-en
GUGU
પૂરતા નહીં (poorta nahin)
poo-rtah nah-heen
HEעברית
כישלון (kisha'lon)
kee-shah-loon
HIहिन्दी
असफलता (asafalta)
ah-sah-fal-ta
HUMagyar
sikertelens
see-ker-teh-lens
IDBahasa Indonesia
kegagalan
keh-ga-ga-lan
ITItaliano
insuccesso
in-soh-ses-soh
JA日本語
失敗 (shippai)
shee-p-pai
KKKK
жеңілбас (jeni-lbas)
jen-ee-l-bas
KMKM
បរាជ័យ (bara-cha-y)
bah-rah-cha-y
KO한국어
실패 (silpae)
sil-pay
MRMR
असफलता (asafalta)
ah-sah-fal-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kegagalan
keh-ga-ga-lan
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း (a-kyaung)
ah-kya-ung
NLNederlands
falen
fa-len
NONorsk
fiasko
fee-ah-sko
PLPolski
porażka
po-rah-zh-ka
RUРусский
неудача (neudacha)
nyoo-dah-cha
SVSvenska
misslyckande
miss-lyck-an-deh
SWKiswahili
ukose
oo-koh-seh
TAதமிழ்
தோல்வி (thōlvi)
thohl-vee
TEతెలుగు
실패 (shilapa)
shee-la-pa
THไทย
ความล้มเหลว (khwam lom lueo)
khwam lom lueo
TLTL
pagkukulang
pahk-koo-lang
TRTürkçe
başarısızlık
bah-sah-rihs-iz-lik
UKУкраїнська
неуспіх (neuspykh)
nyoo-s-peech
URاردو
ناکامی (naakami)
nah-kah-mee
VITiếng Việt
thất bại (thất bại)
thất-bai
ZH中文
失败 (shībài)
shee-bai