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failed

Failed is the status of an operation, task, or process that has ended without completing successfully.

In plain English

It shows that the work is over, but the intended successful result was not reached. The word names the status of an operation, task, or process in that ended, unsuccessful state.

In context

Here, "failed" marks the action or item as ended without successful completion.

Situation
Reading processing, queue, validation, success, warning, and error messages
What it communicates
marks the action or item as not completed successfully

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say why the operation, task, or process ended unsuccessfully.

Examples

“By nightfall, the bridge repair was a failed project, not a delayed one.”

Core meaning

“The inspector recorded the second repair attempt as failed.”

In context

  • unsuccessful Near Synonym

    Both describe something that did not achieve successful completion in this sense.

  • successful Opposite

    This describes completion with success, unlike the target status.