verb🔗ShareOf a student, to fail a class; to not pass."He flunked math, again."educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade."The teacher flunked Maria on her history test because she didn't study enough. "educationachievementmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shirk (a task or duty)."The employee was fired because he kept flunking his responsibility to answer customer emails. "attitudecharacteractionworkeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference describing a person's attitude to life in general.)"He flunked the presentation because he was afraid of public speaking. "attitudecharacterpersonmindactionnegativeachievementsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
