avaria

Definitions of avaria
  1. noun
    an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
    synonyms: cattiva riuscita, disfatta, fallimento, insuccesso, naufragio, perdita, scacco, sconfitta
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    buco nell'acqua, busto
    a complete failure
    malformazione
    something abnormal or anomalous
    cattiva riuscita, disfatta, fallimento, insuccesso, naufragio, perdita, scacco, sconfitta
    an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
    rotta
    an overwhelming defeat
    type of:
    accaduto, avvenimento, caso, happening, vicenda
    an event that happens
  2. noun
    a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
    synonyms: crollo, panna, panne, rovina
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    accaduto, avvenimento, caso, happening, vicenda
    an event that happens
  3. noun
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
    synonyms: danneggiamento, danno, deterioramento, guasto, tilt
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    deformazione, storpiatura
    a change for the worse
    smagliatura
    a row of unravelled stitches
    type of:
    alterazione, cambiamento, metamorforsi, modifica, modificazione, mutamento, mutazione, trasformazione, variazione
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  4. noun
    loss of military equipment
    synonyms: deterioramento
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