washout

wash·out  (wshout, wôsh-)

n.

1.

a. Erosion of a relatively soft surface, such as a roadbed, by a sudden gush of water, as from a downpour or floods.

b. A channel produced by such erosion.

2.

a. A total failure or disappointment.

b. One who fails to measure up to a standard, especially one who fails a course of training or study.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	washout - the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water; "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road" groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
	2.	washout - the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water" wash rain-wash - the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain soil erosion - the washing away of soil by the flow of water
	3.	washout - someone who is unsuccessful dud, flop colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech nonstarter, unsuccessful person, loser, failure - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

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washout

noun 1. failure, disaster, disappointment, flop (informal) mess, fiasco, dud (informal) clunker (informal) << OPPOSITE success

noun 2. loser, failure, incompetent, no-hoper