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failings

NOUN

lapse, shortcoming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defect deficiency drawback error failure fault flaw foible frailty imperfection weakness

STRONG

infirmity miscarriage misfortune vice

WEAK

blind spot weak point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage benefit perfection strength

WEAK

strong point

Example Sentences

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Campaigners are considering legal action after the Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, ruled out a public inquiry into failings in Northern Ireland's cervical screening service.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

He has said his upbringing left him "quite cynical" of the role of the state compared with many Labour colleagues, aware of its failings as well as its potential to enable opportunity.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The Trust acknowledged some mistakes, but denied some allegations of care failings.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Like Homer’s, Mr. Armitage’s gods are not distant abstractions but present projections of human failings, embodiments of forces we struggle to name even after 40 centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“Now, Liza, I know my failings pretty well. I thought it might be more than that.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck