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Pronunciation: [flˈʌŋks] (IPA)

"Flunks" is a term commonly used to describe academic failure or not passing a test. There are several synonyms for this term, such as "fails", "falters", "mismanages", "disappoints", "underperforms", "stumbles", "blunders", and "falls short". These synonyms all convey the idea of not meeting expectations or failing to achieve a desired outcome. It is important to note that while the word "flunks" has a negative connotation, it is important to understand the reasons behind the failure and use it as an opportunity for growth and improvement.
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What are the hypernyms for Flunks?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    fails, performs poorly, does not measure up, does not pass, does not succeed, fails an exam, fails to pass, scores low.

Usage examples for Flunks

In one term alone I myself picked up banjo playing, pole vaulting, a little Spanish, a bad case of mumps, and two flunks, simply by associating with the Eta Bita Pie gang twenty-seven hours a day.
"At Good Old Siwash"
George Fitch
What will people say of me on November fourth, if my regiment flunks on September thirtieth?
"The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him"
Paul Leicester Ford
54. And so, in spite of scrapes and flunks, I'll have a sheep-skin too.
"A Collection of College Words and Customs"
Benjamin Homer Hall

Famous quotes with Flunks

  • An inventor is simply a person who doesn't take his education too seriously. You see, from the time a person is six years old until he graduates form college he has to take three or four examinations a year. If he flunks once, he is out. But an inventor is almost always failing. He tries and fails maybe a thousand times. It he succeeds once then he's in. These two things are diametrically opposite. We often say that the biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee how to fail intelligently. We have to train him to experiment over and over and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work.
    Charles F. Kettering

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