flunks
Doesn't make it
Flunks means fails, especially an exam or course: She flunks every math test, He flunked out of college.
To flunk someone is to give them a failing grade: The professor flunked half the class.
The word is informal and primarily American, carrying a sense of decisive or embarrassing failure rather than merely falling short.
Flaw in one's nature
- dropoutOne who quits early
- underachieverOne performing below capacity
- remedialIntended to fix problems
- probationSupervised trial period
retention · struggling · F · incompletes · repeat · expulsion · suspension · tutoring
Evaluative examination
- quizBrief informal test
- midtermExam at semester's middle
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- examFormal knowledge assessment
grade · score · retake · unprepared · study · review · incomplete · bomb
Spoil through incompetence
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- flopComplete commercial failure
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
- washoutComplete failure or cancellation
debacle · fiasco · bomb · bust · strikeout · misfire · faceplant · tank
Failure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
- downcastSad or despondent
disheartened · dejected · frustrated · mortified · despondent · disconsolate · woeful · sorrowful
failing
Flaw in one's nature
- dropoutOne who quits early
- underachieverOne performing below capacity
- remedialIntended to fix problems
probation · retention · struggling · F · incompletes · repeat · expulsion · suspension · tutoring · truancy
test
Evaluative examination
exam · grade · score · retake · unprepared · study · review · incomplete · bomb · zero
botch
Spoil through incompetence
washout · debacle · fiasco · bomb · bust · strikeout · misfire · faceplant · tank · crater
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
downcast · disheartened · dejected · frustrated · mortified · despondent · disconsolate · woeful · sorrowful · regretful