De mislukking
Example: De mislukking van het project was teleurstellend voor iedereen.
Definition
"De mislukking" refers to the failure or unsuccessful outcome of an endeavor, project, or attempt, often resulting in disappointment or a lack of the desired result. For example, "De mislukking van het project was teleurstellend voor iedereen" means the project's failure was disappointing for everyone.
Etymology
The word "de mislukking" comes from Dutch, where "mis-" is a prefix meaning 'wrong' or 'bad,' and "lukken" means 'to succeed.' Thus, "mislukking" literally means 'not succeeding' or 'failure.' Did you know that the root "lukken" is related to the German verb "gelingen," also meaning 'to succeed'?
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"De mislukking" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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