flop vs failure

flop and failure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flop	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
failure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, failure is a hypernym of flop; that is, failure is a word with a broader meaning than flop:

As nouns, failure is a hypernym of flop; that is, failure is a word with a broader meaning than flop:

Other hypernyms of flop include loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person.

flop (noun)	failure (noun)
the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink	an act that fails
a complete failure	an unexpected omission
someone who is unsuccessful	an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers	a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
	lack of success
	loss of ability to function normally
	inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

flop (adverb)	failure (adverb)
with a flopping sound
completely