failure; mistake; blunder
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
failure story; horror story
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
failure is the mother of success
(science of) failure analysis
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)
to meet with a crushing defeat
Defeat is inevitable for one who goes second; Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat
buffer (full) error (i.e. space cannot be reserved as it is full)
Defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; Being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat (failure); Pride comes before a fall