Kapakyasan
failure; defeat; setbacknoun
- Alternative meanings
A negative result when something was not achieved, did not work, or ended badly. It can refer to an unmet goal, a defeat, a major mistake, or a situation that went wrong.
- Pronunciation
kah-pak-YAH-sahn
- Root and affixes
Related to pakyas, to fail or be frustrated. Kapakyasan expresses failure, breakdown, or defeat. Pagpakyas can also refer to the act of failing.
- Variants or conjugations
fail; failing; defeat; loss; collapse; flop
- Related words and expressions
mistake; defeat; goal; plan; result; attempt; problem; disappointment
- Meaning and usage notes
Kapakyasan is a clear form for failure in a general sense. If speaking about losing a competition, pildi or kapildihan may be more precise. For failing a task, pakyas works well.
Dili kini katapusan bisan adunay kapakyasan.
This is not the end even if there is failure.
Nakat-on siya gikan sa iyang kapakyasan.
He or she learned from the failure.