Poverty and Failure: English Vocabulary List

(of a person) incapable of achieving success in a specific profession

"The artist felt frustrated."

"Despite his best efforts, the aspiring actor remained frustrated, unable to secure a leading role in any production."

not achieving one's full potential or desired goals

"He feels unfulfilled at work."

"Despite his successful career he felt unfulfilled and decided to quit his job to pursue his real passion for painting and traveling."

extremely unsuccessful, unfortunate, or poorly executed

"The result was disastrous."

"The decision to invest all their money in one company proved disastrous when the business went bankrupt and they lost everything."

characterized by shortcomings, deficiencies, or a decline in quality

"His memory is failing."

"The company's failing infrastructure led to frequent service disruptions and customer complaints."

(of people and areas) experiencing extreme poverty

"The region is impoverished."

"The impoverished village lacked clean drinking water electricity and proper schools so many families decided to move to the city."

to face great difficulties and be about to fail

"The company began to flounder financially."

"The company began to flounder after losing its largest client to a competitor with better prices."

to experience defeat in a competition or conflict

"Our team will go down."

"Despite their best efforts, the underdog team was expected to go down against the reigning champions in the final match."

to experience financial failure or bankruptcy, often leading to the end or termination of a business or company

"The business may go under soon."

"Without additional funding the small business may go under before the end of the year."

to fail to achieve a desired outcome

"The plan could miscarry at any point."

"The plan could miscarry if any of the team members fail to complete their assigned tasks on time."

to admit defeat in a competition, election, etc.

"The candidate will concede the election."

"After counting all the votes the candidate decided to concede the election and congratulate his opponent."

to not accept or complete an obligation or duty

"He will abdicate his duty."

"The aging king decided to abdicate the throne in favor of his eldest son."