Fail

Morpheme

Fail

Type

free base

Denotation

unsuccessful, cease, end, deceive, disappoint, neglect

Etymology

Middle English failen; Anglo-Norman faillir; Latin fallere

Evidence

failable, failback, failed, failing, failover, failproof, fails, failsafe, failsoft, failtastic, unfailable, unfailing

See Also

Failure, Fall, Fault, Fault