washout
1 of 1noun/ˈwɑʃaʊt/
Forms:washouts
1
a complete or disappointing failure
- The game was a washout and ended without a single goal.
- His latest project was a total washout and left him feeling demoralized.
- The marketing campaign ended up being a washout.
- His speech was a washout and failed to impress the audience.
- The new product launch was a washout and didn't attract any customers.
3
*** a situation in which the ground has been damaged by rain or a flood
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4
the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water