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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

nonaccomplishment, nonachievement go
an act that does not achieve its intended goal

failure
an act that fails

noun.act

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failing, flunk go
failure to reach a minimum required performance
naught go
complete failure
loss go
the act of losing someone or something
backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting go
a failure to maintain a higher state
error, misplay go
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
out go
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
nonconformity, nonconformance go
failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
default, nonpayment, nonremittal go
act of failing to meet a financial obligation