flunk B1 Topic:Education & Learning US /flʌŋk/ See IPA manual Freq #22705 Meanings 1 verb To fail an exam or class. He flunked maths again this year. 2 verb To give a student a failing grade. The teacher flunked him for missing too many classes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to fail an exam or class. failbomb Word family Forms flunkedflunkingflunks Derived forms flunkableflunkeeflunkerflunkout Etymology AI details Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk. Topics Education & Learning External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flunk **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /flʌŋk/ **Frequency rank:** 22705 ## Meanings 1. To fail an exam or class. 2. To give a student a failing grade. ## Examples - He flunked maths again this year. - The teacher flunked him for missing too many classes. ## Derived Forms - flunkable - flunkee - flunker - flunkout ## Etymology Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk. ## AI Etymology Flunk is an alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk. In current use, the main senses are “To fail an exam or class” and “To give a student a failing grade”. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown