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adj
(of a person or thing) failed; disappointing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, postpositional
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noun
an unsuccessful person; a failure
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Borrowed from French raté, past participle form of rater (“to miss; to fail”).
