failure; mistake; blunder
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
failure story; horror story
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
failure is the mother of success
to meet with a crushing defeat
(science of) failure analysis
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)
Defeat is inevitable for one who goes second; Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat
buffer (full) error (i.e. space cannot be reserved as it is full)
defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat; pride comes before a fall
(instance of) failure; example of failure