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What is "dud" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 08-05-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does dud mean in English? Meaning of dud definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "dud" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "dud": someone who is unsuccessful

Noun

  • Meaning: someone who is unsuccessful
  • Synonyms: dud flop washout
  • Hypernyms: failure loser nonstarter unsuccessful person

    • Meaning of "dud": failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive

    Adjective

  • Meaning: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
  • Example: he stepped on a dud mine
  • Synonyms: dud
  • Similar: unloaded

    • Meaning of "dud": an explosion that fails to occur

    Noun

  • Meaning: an explosion that fails to occur
  • Synonyms: dud misfire
  • Hypernyms: breakdown equipment failure

    • Meaning of "dud": an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

    Noun

  • Meaning: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
  • Example: the first experiment was a real turkey the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
  • Synonyms: bomb dud turkey
  • Hypernyms: bust fizzle flop

    • Synonyms:

    flop, debacle, lemon, loser, bust, bummer, bomb, washout,

    Antonyms:

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