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going under"Going Under" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, Fallen.

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going under"Going Under" is a song by American rock band Evanescence from their debut studio album, Fallen.
flounderingnounThe act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
sinking shipnoun(idiomatic) Something which is doomed; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.
underminingnounThe act or process by which something is undermined.
foilingnounThe act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.
strandingnounThe act or occasion by which somebody or something is stranded.
shipbreach
fiasconounA sudden or unexpected failure.
stallingnounThe act of a person or thing that stalls.
faceplantnoun(informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
failverb(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
backfiringnounThe occurrence of a backfire.
ruinationnounThe state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
ruiningverbThe act or process by which something is ruined.
bafflingPuzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
misfetchverb(computing) To fetch the wrong block of code or instruction.
floaternounA person who floats.
stumblingThe motion of one who stumbles.
flag-hoppingnoun(nautical) The unethical practice of registering a vessel under a series of different flags of convenience so as to circumvent regulations etc.
foul-upnounA disastrous mistake.

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