Dud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is unsuccessful

an explosion that fails to occur

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmpɪɹˈoʊsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌd/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛmpɪɹˈoʊsɪs/.

Examples

the first experiment was a real turkey
the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
he stepped on a dud mine

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bomb turkey flop washout misfire

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who is unsuccessful
noun	an explosion that fails to occur
noun	an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual “the first experiment was a real turkey”
adjective	failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive “he stepped on a dud mine”

Word Forms

misfire	verb	fail to fire or detonate
bomb	verb	fail to get a passing grade

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blindgänger

jemand, der keinen Erfolg hat

🇫🇷French

raté

quelqu'un qui n'a pas réussi

🇪🇸Spanish

falso

alguien que no tiene éxito

🇮🇹Italian

disastro

qualcuno che non ha successo

🇳🇱Dutch

blindganger

iemand die geen succes heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

fracasso

alguém que não teve sucesso

🇷🇺Russian

провал

тот, кто неудачлив

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यर्थ

कोई है जो असफल है

🇧🇩Bengali

দুষ্ট

যে কেউ ব্যর্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்

தோல்வியுற்ற ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డడ్

విజయవంతం కాని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

कोणीतरी जो अयशस्वी आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાહિયાત

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અસફળ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಡ್ಡು

ಯಾರೋ ವಿಫಲರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുഡ്

വിജയിക്കാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਡ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅਸਫਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

یار

کوئی جو ناکام ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哑弹

一个不成功的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ダメだ

失敗した人

🇰🇷Korean

바보

성공하지 못한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngu ngốc

một người không thành công

🇹🇭Thai

คนโง่

คนที่ไม่ประสบความสำเร็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak berguna

seseorang yang tidak berhasil

🇲🇾Malay

bodoh

seseorang yang tidak berjaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عديم الفائدة

شخص غير ناجح

🇮🇷Persian

احمق

کسی که ناموفق است

🇹🇷Turkish

ahmak

başarısız olan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא יִצְלַח

מישהו שלא מצליח

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