flunk
Not pass muster
Flunk means to fail, especially an academic test or course: I flunked chemistry twice.
A teacher can flunk a student by giving a failing grade.
To flunk out is to be dismissed from school for poor performance.
The word is informal and predominantly American.
It carries a blunt, slightly shameful connotation that "fail" lacks.
Be unsuccessful
- failingFlaw in one's nature
- examFormal knowledge assessment
- testEvaluative examination
- quizBrief informal test
grade · course · class · midterm · final · semester · GPA · transcript
Formal knowledge assessment
- testEvaluative examination
- quizBrief informal test
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- midtermExam at semester's middle
Reverse in progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- difficultyState of being hard
- reversalComplete change of direction
delay · stumbling block · roadblock · snag · trouble · dropout · probation · suspension
Sadness from unmet expectations
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- discouragementLoss of confidence
shame · embarrassment · regret · chagrin · disillusionment · humiliation · dejection · dread
fail
Be unsuccessful
quiz · grade · course · class · midterm · final · semester · GPA · transcript · probation
exam
Formal knowledge assessment
- testEvaluative examination
- quizBrief informal test
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
midterm · final · oral · practical · board · bar · MCAT · LSAT · GRE · SAT
setback
Reverse in progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- difficultyState of being hard
reversal · delay · stumbling block · roadblock · snag · trouble · dropout · probation · suspension · summer school
disappointment
Sadness from unmet expectations
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
discouragement · shame · embarrassment · regret · chagrin · disillusionment · humiliation · dejection · dread · anxiety
- academic failurefailing grade, failed test, F grade, poor grades, academic probation
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
- mishapsmishap, accident, mistake, blunder, error
- campusdorm, dormitory, dormitories, dorms, quad
- criticismcriticism, critique, review, feedback, opinion
- disapprovaldisapproval, scowl, disapprove, disapproves, frown