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shipwreck vs fail

fail vs shipwreck

shipwreck is a noun but fail is not a noun.

shipwreck and fail both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shipwreck Yes No Yes No
fail No No Yes No
As verbs, fail is a hypernym of shipwreck; that is, fail is a word with a broader meaning than shipwreck:
  • shipwreck: suffer failure, as in some enterprise
  • fail: be unsuccessful
Other hypernyms of shipwreck include go wrong, miscarry.
shipwreck (noun) fail (noun)
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
an irretrievable loss
shipwreck (verb) fail (verb)
destroy a ship stop operating or functioning
cause to experience shipwreck deteriorate
ruin utterly prove insufficient
suffer failure, as in some enterprise disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
be unsuccessful
fail to get a passing grade
fail to do something; leave something undone
judge unacceptable
be unable
fall short in what is expected
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