failed test
Exam gone wrong
A failed test is an examination or assessment that someone did not pass, or in software development, an automated check that produced unexpected results.
The phrase carries different weight depending on context—a failed test in school suggests inadequate preparation or understanding, while a failed test in programming often signals useful information about bugs: The failed test pointed us to the broken authentication code.
In medical contexts, a failed test may mean results outside normal range: His failed stress test led to further cardiac evaluation.
- flunkFail a course
- examFormal knowledge assessment
- pop quizUnscheduled brief examination
- gradeClassification by rank
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
retake · studying · learning curve · anxiety · disappointed · academic probation · red · marks · incorrect · wrong · answers · F · red ink · poor · crash · bug · error · debugging
- academic failureF grade, flunk, flunking, poor grades, academic probation
- unsuccessful attemptsmiss, flop, blunder, fumble, misfire
- disqualifierdealbreaker, violation, cheating, false start, doping
- Anti-DopingWADA, banned substances, NADA, doping control, doping violation
- unfinished obligationsunfinished business, overdue payment, missed deadline
- disqualifiersbanned, barred, excluded, ineligible, disqualified
failed testpassing grade
Minimum required mark
passing score · perfect score · A+ · top marks · aced it
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