[ noun ]
■ a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
e.g.)
・he made a bad mistake
・she was quick to point out my errors
・I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
→
error
,
fault
,
mistake
[ verb ]
■ be unsuccessful
e.g.)
・Where do today's public schools fail?
・The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
→
fail
,
go wrong
,
miscarry
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